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Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024, Georgia's on-time delivery for single-piece, first-class mail trailed behind the national average for both two-day and three-to-five day service. Nationwide, 81.9% of two-day mail was on time compared with Georgia's 61.6%, highlighting regional performance gaps. (Kimberly Thomas/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024, Georgia's on-time delivery for single-piece, first-class mail trailed behind the national average for both two-day and three-to-five day service. Nationwide, 81.9% of two-day mail was on time compared with Georgia's 61.6%, highlighting regional performance gaps. (Kimberly Thomas/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Mail delivery continues to be an issue

Kimberly Thomas
Thursday, September 25, 2025
On some evenings in Oglethorpe County, the mail doesn’t arrive until after dinnertime. Residents say they’ve waited as late as 8 p.m. for delivery, a far cry from when letters and bills once showed up by early afternoon.   The delays reflect a broader shift in how the U.S.
Lincoln Lindsey, a clerk at the Lexington Post Office, said the recent mail delivery consolidation with the Athens office has been “an epic fail.” Mail delivery throughout the county often is delayed. (ERIN KENNEY/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Lincoln Lindsey, a clerk at the Lexington Post Office, said the recent mail delivery consolidation with the Athens office has been “an epic fail.” Mail delivery throughout the county often is delayed. (ERIN KENNEY/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Post office consolidation causes delivery issues

Erin Kenney
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Lincoln Lindsey, a postal clerk who has worked at the Lexington Post Office the last two years, is frustrated with the recent consolidation of Oglethorpe County mail delivery with the new Athens Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC).   “As the kids would say, it’s been an epic fail,” Lindsey said.