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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 9, 2009

Contact: Steve Gregory
502-454-1837

Don Beierle
502-454-1819

usps.com/news

Post Offices Close in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

LOUISVILLE, KY – Louisville Post Offices will be closed Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 19, with the exception of Standiford Station, 4440 Crittenden Drive, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the Business Mail Acceptance Unit at Standiford Station, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Caller Service at the Main Post Office, 1420 Gardiner Lane.

There will be no regular mail delivery with the exception of Express Mail.

Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office. To obtain the phone number of a specific Post Office, customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS.

All Post Offices will be open and regular mail delivery will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

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