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MUW sets date to release new name

A new name for the Mississippi University for Women will be announced in August.
Wagon driver back in the saddle after cross-country trek landed him in hospital

A New Hampshire man injured Feb. 10 when an 18-wheeler struck his horse-drawn recreational vehicle on Highway 45 South near Shuqualak is out of a Meridian hospital and is making plans to continue his journey across America, according to the man’s online blog.
Man hurt in horse-drawn wagon wreck improving

MERIDIAN — A New Hampshire man injured Feb. 10 when his horse-drawn recreational vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler on Highway 45 South is expected to be released from the hospital within the next few days, according to hospital authorities.
Residents: Take care, slow down on Hwy. 45

In the wake of an accident on Highway 45 last week that injured the driver of a horse-drawn wagon and killed two horses, nearby residents have one request of truckers and others using the four-lane roadway. Slow down.
Injured wagon driver gets ‘flood’ of support

Should horses have been on highway?

In aftermath of wreck, actions of injured wagon driver questioned
Wreck ends man's trip across U.S.

Horse-drawn vehicle destroyed, two horses die on Noxubee County line
2 horses die, wagon destroyed in wreck with cross-country traveler

A man traveling across the country with a four-horse wagon team, who passed through Columbus on Saturday, was involved in a major accident on the Kemper-Noxubee county line today.
Cross country traveler visits Columbus

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