Community

Locations closed for Veterans Day; emergency lines remain available

The Town of Ecru said its locations are closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, for the Veterans Day holiday.

For an outage or emergency in Pontotoc, call 662-489-6711. In Bruce, call 662-983-2727. A PEPA dispatcher is on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Source: Town of Ecru.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."