Sluggish mail delivery angers Kentucky residents

Louisville – Some who live in Fern Creek haven’t seen their mail in a while with no explanation.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service acknowledges some people, largely in the Fern Creek area haven’t received regular mail delivery because the road are too dangerous. They say they’ve missed about 18,000 deliveries in the area – that’s about 5 percent.

The post office says there is no expected date when deliveries will be back up to speed but say people can use the option of requesting their mail be held, then going to pick it up. You can only use that once every 30 days. Read more