JACKSON, MS — Posts Offices are open and mail delivery has resumed throughout Mississippi. Hurricane Isaac produced torrential rains, severe winds, flooding and road hazards that forced the temporarily suspension of delivery and retail services in some areas of the state.
Social Security checks will be delivered today and the Postal Service has special procedures in place to ensure customers receive their checks. Letter carriers will attempt to deliver all Social Security checks as addressed.
If customers are no longer at their homes due to conditions caused by Hurricane Isaac, or if the roads to their homes are too dangerous to travel, letter carriers will return the Social Security checks to the Post Office at the end of their delivery day.
Customers who do not receive their Social Security checks at their homes before 4 p.m. may visit their Post Office between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to pick up their checks. Customers must have proper I.D. to pick up their checks.
“Many of our customers have experienced personal damage and loss. We are providing a little extra service to do what we can to eliminate some of the stress the storm has caused,” said Mississippi District Manager Elizabeth Johnson.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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