Following the recent retirement announcement of Katie Blount, a new executive director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History has been named.

The MDAH Board of Trustees announced Wednesday that it has selected Barry White to move into the role next year. White is a longtime preservation leader and current director of the state agency’s Historic Preservation Division.

“Katie Blount’s leadership has strengthened this agency in profound and lasting ways, and Barry is the right person to lead MDAH into our next chapter,” said Spence Flatgard, president of the MDAH Board of Trustees. “His experience, integrity, and relationships across the state give him a deep understanding of both our mission and our partners who help carry us forward.”

White has spent more than a decade wor

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