by Associated Press Published: May 2,2013
Tags: court, crime, grand jury, judge, judicial, justice, law, legal, letter, mail, poison, Post Office, President, ricin, Senator, terror, terrorism, terrorist
OXFORD — A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and others, an FBI agent testified today. The testimony came during a preliminary hearing for James Everett Dutschke, 41, who was arrested Saturday at his home in Tupelo and charged [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 1,2013
Tags: crime, elected official, investigation, judge, law, law enforcement, legal, letter, mail, poison, Politicians, post, Post Office, President, public official, ricin, Senator
TUPELO — When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn’t take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase in one of the letters often used by a 45-year-old Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis: “I am KC and I approve this message.” Curtis was soon arrested [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 29,2013
Tags: close, Closing, closure, consolidate, consolidation, contraction, employee, employer, employment, job, mail, Post Office, realignment, unemployment, worker
TUPELO — The mail processing center is closing this week in Tupelo, and the workload is being transferred to Memphis. The move is a part of the U.S. Postal Service’s effort to right its business model by consolidating processing centers. USPS spokeswoman Enola Rice tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal no one should notice a [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Battered by massive losses, the Postal Service wants to raise rates to bring in more money. Postal officials scheduled a briefing today to discuss the amount of the increase, which will go to the independent Postal Regulatory Commission for review. The boost comes as no surprise. Postmaster General John Potter said March 2 [...] [...]
As more than 700 post offices nationwide are being closed, the one in Mississippi has people enraged The United States Postal Service (USPS) has identified, as of July 28, nearly 700 of its post offices nationwide that are under what the USPS calls “review,” which is one step away from closure. USPS vice president Jordan [...] [...]
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