This month, the U.S. Postal Service begins cutting back hours and services at rural post offices across the country. One store facing changes sits inside the Wood & Swink general store in the northern Florida town of Evinston. The store has been in Freddie Wood’s family for more than 100 years. In that time, it’s gone through only small changes.
Wood, a farmer by trade, is married to the town’s former postmaster, Wilma Sue Wood. And it’s at the store and post office that he holds court. He and his wife recently visited StoryCorps to discuss the coming changes in their community.
Wilma Sue was Evinston’s postmaster for 32 years. She took the job over from Freddie’s father — who had followed in his own father’s footsteps.
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media
