AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Rep. Rick Allen says he’s “very disappointed” after the U.S. Postal Service followed through with its plan to shut down mailing services at Surrey Center Pharmacy — a move that’s drawing fresh backlash.

The closure isn’t just a local issue. Allen and other lawmakers say it reflects a broader problem with the troubled agency — prompting new legislation and a bipartisan push to protect access to postal services nationwide.

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For decades, the drugstore has had a contract to offer many of the same services a post office does.

But the Postal Service recently decided to pull that contra

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