Katie Blount Honored by Mississippi Legislature
The Mississippi Legislature honored outgoing Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) Director Katie Blount on March 25. The Senate passed a resolution commending her “dedication, expertise and commitment.” Blount will retire June 30, 2026.
Sen. Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted Blount’s accomplishments, including the nationally recognized Two Mississippi Museums, which opened in 2017, and the agency’s work with the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag.
Blount thanked the legislature for generous support over many years and noted the tremendous impact of the Two Mississippi Museums, describing it to senators as "your legacy." Hopson noted that he and Blount have worked closely on agency budgets for more than a decade. After presenting her with the resolution, more than a dozen senators gathered for photographs.
Blount joined MDAH in 1994 as a public relations coordinator and became the agency’s seventh director in 2015. She is the second woman to hold the position.