WILLIAMSVILLE, VA — The United States Postal Service (USPS) and the Concerned Citizens to Save the Williamsville Post Office are pleased to announce the opening of the new Williamsville Post Office, located at 12258 Cowpasture River Road, Williamsville, VA 24487 (attached to the Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department).  To commemorate the occasion, the public and the media are cordially invited to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The ceremony will take place on Friday, October 29, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. out in front of the Post Office.  The event will include several speakers, as well as the raising of the flag by the Williamsville Fire Department and singing of the National Anthem by McDowell resident Lori Botkin. 

A reception will follow with refreshments. The public is invited to bring mail to the ceremony to receive a special commemorative postmark cancellation, designed by Bath County High School Senior Darah Hevener.  Ceremony programs with a picture of the new post office will also be available to receive the cancellation.

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