Post office in need of new postmaster

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

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Today will be McMinnville Postmaster Bobby Miller’s last day on the job as he has accepted a promotion to the Postal Service’s Southeast Area Headquarters in Memphis.

“I have very mixed feelings about this,” he said. “I started my career in California and have worked all over Tennessee. McMinnville has been by far my favorite place to work. I hate to leave, but I have to follow my career path and I really couldn’t turn this promotion down.”

Miller became postmaster of the McMinnville Post Office a little over two years ago, in July 2000. During his tenure here, he has had the opportunity to work with “the best group of employees I’ve ever worked with.” Additionally, he said he has enjoyed getting to know the post office’s customers as well as other people in the community. “Every one has been so supportive and helpful. I would like to thank them all for their assistance,” he said.

His new position will be Operations Support Specialist in Memphis. His primary responsibility will be working on technical and support issues for the major mail proces-sing centers in the five-state region.

Larry Easterwood, former postmaster of the Livingston Post Office, has been named as McMinnville’s interim postmaster. Miller said it would most likely be about two months before his permanent replacement is chosen.