House Speaker Philip Gunn, from left, Mississippi Department of Archives and History Director Katie Blount, and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann prepare to deliver the former state flag to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
Katie Blount, who oversaw the opening of two state history museums in 2017 and helped coordinate a redesign of the state flag in 2020, said Tuesday that she will retire next year as director of the Mississip
