April 30, 2024

Honoring the Hidden Heroes Among Us

USPS to Recognize Heroic Huntingdon Employee

What:

Presentation of Postmaster General Hero Award to Huntingdon City Carrier Assistant Jodee Jones

Who:

Jodee Jones – Huntingdon City Carrier Assistant
Omar Coleman – Tennessee District Manager
Regina Blankenship – Huntingdon Postmaster
Alejandro Venegas – Manager of Post Office Operations

When:

Thursday, May 2, 2024
8:30 a.m.

Media: Please RSVP to Becky.m.Hernandez@usps.gov

Where:

Huntingdon Post Office*
543 High St.
Huntingdon, TN 38344

*Guests must enter through the Post Office lobby main doors

Background:

The Postmaster General Hero Award, one of the most prestigious honors for postal employees, is given to those who perform a heroic act above and beyond the call of duty while on the job.

Huntingdon, TN City Carrier Assistant Jodee Jones was delivering mail on her route when she noticed smoke coming from the roof of a house. She had no deliveries for the address, yet she happened to glance at the house. Jones immediately called 911, and firefighters arrived in minutes. The homeowners were very grateful as the firefighters told them that if the call had not been made at that time, the home would have been a total loss.

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MEDIA ADVISORY

Media contacts

Becky Hernandez
Becky.m.Hernandez@usps.gov