Edward Long Jr., managing attorney for the West Point office of North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, is now open to the public. North Mississippi Rural Legal Services provides free legal representation to low-income individuals in civil cases. Note that you will be required to observe all precautionary restrictions that are in place like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Legal Services to close its physical offices to the public, but Legal Services attorneys are available by telephone to assist low-income people. The statewide hotline for Legal Services is 1-800-498-1804. Contact information for the local office is as follows: West Point Office: (662) 494-6122 Toll Free Number: 1-800-898-6122 Fax Number: (662) 494-0670 6671 Highway 45 Alt. S. P.O. Box 277 West Point, MS 39773 Counties Served: Attala, Carroll, Chickasaw, Clay, Choctaw, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Itawamba, Oktibbeha, Webster and Winston.