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MDAH Board names White new director

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees announced Wednesday that they have selected Barry White to succeed Katie Blount as the next director of MDAH.

White is a longtime preservation leader and current director of the agency’s Historic Preservation Division. He will transition into the position over the next six month and begin officially on July 1, 2026.

According to MDAH, White has spent more than a decade working across programs that identify, document, and preserve Mississippi’s historic places. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in applied anthropol

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