Mississippi high school basketball playoffs 2024: MHSAA bracket, scores

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Mississippi high school basketball playoffs 2024: MHSAA bracket, scores

The MHSAA state tournament is here. Follow the 2024 Mississippi postseason with schedule and results. Game dates and times are subject to change.

Boys

Class 7A

First Round

Saturday, Feb. 17

Germantown 62, Lewisburg 47

Starkville 54, Oxford 49

Meridian 64, Gulfport 41

Ocean Springs 61, Pearl 47

Madison Central 62, Southaven 42

Clinton 65, Horn Lake 47

Harrison Central 79, Northwest Rankin 66

Brandon 58, Biloxi 54

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

At MVSU

Germantown vs. Starkville, 7 p.m.

Madison Central vs. Clinton, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 24

At MGCCC

Meridian vs. Ocean Springs, 4 p.m.

Harrison Central vs. Brandon, 5:30 p.m.

Class 6A

First Round

Saturday, Feb. 17

Olive Branch 83, Columbus 37

Vicksburg 82, Lake Cormorant 47

Terry 62, Hancock 34

Picayune 42, Forest Hill 35

Ridgeland 70, Grenada 56

Center Hill 64, Callaway 45

Pascagoula 73, West Jones 46

West Harrison 63, Hattiesburg 60

Quarterfinals

Thursday, Feb. 22

At MVSU

Olive Branch vs. Vicksburg, 7 p.m.

Ridgeland vs. Center Hill, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 23

At MGCCC

Terry vs. Picayune, 7 p.m.

Pascagoula vs. West Harrison, 8:30 p.m.

Class 5A

First Round

Saturday, Feb. 17

New Hope 63, Gentry 38

Yazoo City 46, Pontotoc 32

Provine 78, Gautier 44

Brookhaven 69, Laurel 64

Cleveland Central 65, Lafayette 30

Canton 58, Clarksdale 37

Wayne County 41, Natchez 34

South Jones 50, Stone 46

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, Feb. 21

At MVSU

New Hope vs. Yazoo City, 7 p.m.

Cleveland Central vs. Canton, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 23

At Pearl River CC

Provine vs. Brookhaven, 7 p.m.

Wayne County vs. South Jones, 8:30 p.m.

Class 4A

First Round

Feb. 13

Amory 56, Louisville 52

West Lauderdale 60, Byhalia 55

Greenwood 51, Tishomingo County 32

South Pontotoc 66, Leake Central 37

Mendenhall 73, Forrest County AHS 38

Lanier 55, Greene County 41

Quitman 50, Columbia 28

McComb 68, Moss Point 33

New Albany 79, NE Lauderdale 73

Kosciusko 63, Shannon 46

Choctaw Central 89, North Pontotoc 46

Itawamba AHS 55, Caledonia 44

Raymond 83, Bay 14

Morton 56, Lawrence County 55

Pass Christian 66, Wingfield 39

Forest 51, Sumrall 49

Second Round

Friday, Feb. 16

New Albany 63, Kosciusko 50

Saturday, Feb. 17

West Lauderdale 52, Amory 44

Greenwood 57, South Pontotoc 47

Lanier 49, Mendenhall 45

McComb 59, Quitman 46

Itawamba AHS 59, Choctaw Central 46

Raymond 55, Morton 45

Pass Christian 57, Forest 48

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Feb. 24

At NEMCC

West Lauderdale vs. Greenwood, 4 p.m.

New Albany vs. Choctaw Central, 5:30 p.m.

At Pearl River CC

Lanier vs. McComb, 4 p.m.

Raymond vs. Pass Christian, 5:30 p.m.

Class 3A

First Round

Feb. 13

Booneville 70, Humphreys County 40

East Webster 74, Independence 66

Amanda Elzy 72, Mantachie 42

North Panola 86, Nettleton 52

Noxubee County 50, Franklin County 45

Tylertown 59, Jefferson Davis County 51

Port Gibson 72, Enterprise Clarke 41

Crystal Springs 55, Saint Stanislaus 43

Coahoma County 53, Mooreville 24

Edwards 68, Belmont 35

Choctaw County 53, Holly Springs 46

Alcorn Central 40, Yazoo County 38

Magee 59, West Marion 38

Jefferson County 75, SE Lauderdale 71

St. Patrick 85, Seminary 54

South Pike 50, Kemper County 45

Second Round

Saturday, Feb. 17

Booneville 65, East Webster 43

North Panola 56, Amanda Elzy 55

Tylertown 58, Noxubee County 44

Port Gibson 79, Crystal Springs 63

Coahoma County 62, Edwards 45

Choctaw County 63, Alcorn Central 52

Magee 62, Jefferson County 37

St. Patrick 78, South Pike 51

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

At Itawamba CC

Booneville vs. North Panola, 7 p.m.

Coahoma County vs. Choctaw County, 8:30 p.m.

At Holmes CC

Tylertown vs. Port Gibson, 7 p.m.

Magee vs. St. Patrick, 8:30 p.m.

Class 2A

First Round

Feb. 13

New Site 78, O’Bannon 55

Sebastopol 65, M.S. Palmer 41

North Side 52, Hamilton 32

Calhoun City 78, Union 57

Newton 81, Wilkinson County 34

North Forrest 52, Pisgah 48

Bogue Chitto 80, Clarkdale 44

St. Andrew’s 65, Heidelberg 59

Ingomar 78, Eupora 36

Riverside 70, Walnut 53

Philadelphia 69, Bruce 55

East Union 51, Leflore County 29

Pelahatchie 68, Collins 58

Scott Central 90, Loyd Star 83

Richton 72, Puckett 60

Bay Springs 74, Amite County 62

Second Round

Friday, Feb. 16

East Union 50, Philadelphia 45

Saturday, Feb. 17

New Site 72, Sebastopol 39

Northside 51, Calhoun City 46

Newton 67, North Forrest 44

Bogue Chitto 67, St. Andrew’s 52

Ingomar 65, Riverside 47

Pelahatchie 48, Scott Central 47

Bay Springs 70, Richton 57

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

At NEMCC

New Site vs. North Side, 7 p.m.

Ingomar vs. East Union, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 24

At Holmes CC

Newton vs. Bogue Chitto, 4 p.m.

Pelahatchie vs. Bay Springs, 5:30 p.m.

Class 1A

First Round

Feb. 13

Biggersville 84, Blue Mountain 35

Okolona 81, Falkner 67

Potts Camp 76, Tupelo Christian Prep 62

Pine Grove 48, West Lowndes 46

South Delta 71, Mount Olive 43

Velma Jackson 58, Enterprise 56

Leake County 64, West Bolivar 40

Nanih Waiya 72, Resurrection Catholic 61

Byers 70, Houlka 36

Coffeeville 64, Wheeler 55

West Union 92, Myrtle 48

Baldwyn 71, Hickory Flat 50

McAdams 53, Sacred Heart 42

Taylorsville 64, Simmons 52

East Marion 73, Ethel 33

West Tallahatchie 64, Piney Woods 48

Second Round

Saturday, Feb. 17

Biggersville 77, Okolona 45

Potts Camp 69, Pine Grove 60

South Delta 80, Velma Jackson 54

Leake County 69, Nanih Waiya 44

Byers 69, Coffeeville 67

Baldwyn 61, West Union 57

McAdams 57, Taylorsville 23

East Marion 54, West Tallahatchie 46

Quarterfinals

Thursday, Feb. 22

At Itawamba CC

Biggersville vs. Potts Camp, 7 p.m.

Byers vs. Baldwyn, 8:30 p.m.

At Raymond HS

South Delta vs. Leake County, 7 p.m.

McAdams vs. East Marion, 8:30 p.m.

Girls

Class 7A

First Round

Friday, Feb. 16

Starkville 83, Hernando 71

Tupelo 65, Oxford 29

NW Rankin 58, D’Iverville 42

Biloxi 41, Brandon 33

Germantown 47, DeSoto Central 22

Madison Central 49, Lewisburg 44

St. Martin 60, Pearl 36

Meridian 42, Harrison Central 30

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

At MVSU

Tupelo vs. Starkville, 4 p.m.

Germantown vs. Madison Central, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 24

At MGCCC

NW Rankin vs. Biloxi, 1 p.m.

St. Martin vs. Meridian, 2:30 p.m.

Class 6A

First Round

Friday, Feb. 16

South Panola 69, Ridgeland 37

Callaway 53, Grenada 25

Terry 62, Long Beach 16

Hattiesburg 50, Pascagoula 45

Neshoba Central 75, Center Hill 49

Olive Branch 58, Vicksburg 54

Hancock 62, West Jones 48

Forrest Hill 73, West Harrison 52

Quarterfinals

Thursday, Feb. 22

At MVSU

South Panola vs. Callaway, 4 p.m.

Neshoba Central vs. Olive Branch, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 23

At MGCCC

Terry vs. Hattiesburg, 4 p.m.

Hancock vs. Forest Hill, 5:30 p.m.

Class 5A

First Round

Friday, Feb. 16

West Point 46, Greenville 35

Canton 65, New Hope 53

Florence 61, Stone 17

Wayne County 41, Brookhaven 35

Holmes County Central 49, Lafayette 35

Pontotoc 69, Gentry 32

Laurel 60, North Pike 23

Natchez 44, East Central 6

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, Feb. 21

At MVSU

West Point vs. Canton, 4 p.m.

Holmes County Central vs. Pontotoc, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 23

At PRCC

Florence vs. Wayne County, 4 p.m.

Laurel vs. Natchez, 5:30 p.m.

Class 4A

First Round

Monday, Feb. 12

Tishomingo County 68, Caledonia 31

North Pontotoc 44, Newton County 38

Louisville 66, Shannon 22

Leake Central 53, Senatobia 47

Quitman 60, Purvis 33

Raymond 55, Pass Christian 51

Lawrence County 40, Forest 33

Greene County 50, Richland 45

South Pontotoc 46, NE Lauderdale 34

Houston 58, Ripley 49

Choctaw Central 87, New Albany 5

Itawamba AHS 44, Kosciusko 30

Lanier 29, Moss Point 11

Columbia 52, Northeast Jones 44

Bay 43, McComb 22

Morton 52, Forrest County AHS 23

Second Round

Friday, Feb. 16

Tishomingo County 75, North Pontotoc 31

Louisville 45, Leake Central 35

Quitman 78, Raymond 49

Lawrence County 53, Greene County 41

South Pontotoc 37, Houston 32

Lanier 57, Columbia 48

Morton 31, Bay 30

Saturday, Feb. 17

Choctaw Central 72, Itawamba AHS 33

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Feb. 24

At NEMCC

Tishomingo County vs. Louisville, 1 p.m.

South Pontotoc vs. Choctaw Central, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 24

At PRCC

Quitman vs. Lawrence County, 1 p.m.

Lanier vs. Morton, 2:30 p.m.

Class 3A

First Round

Feb. 12

Booneville 65, Humphreys County 28

East Webster 51, Coahoma County 36

Yazoo County 65, Kossuth 53

North Panola 47, Nettleton 30

Kemper County 64, Wesson 45

St. Patrick 51, Crystal Springs 46

Port Gibson 61, Noxubee County 53

Magee 55, West Marion 53

Independence 63, Mooreville 32

Alcorn Central 66, Amanda Elzy 33

Choctaw County 64, Rosa Fort 37

Belmont 67, Edwards 30

Jefferson Davis County 61, Perry Central 24

South Pike 43, Enterprise Clarke 19

Tylertown 45, Hazlehurst 20

SE Lauderdale 43, Franklin County 37

Second Round

Friday, Feb. 16

Yazoo County 51, North Panola 37

St. Patrick 46, Kemper County 42

Port Gibson 67, Magee 48

Alcorn Central 47, Independence 38

Belmont 62, Choctaw County 46

Jefferson Davis County 57, South Pike 46

Tylertown 54, SE Lauderdale 37

Saturday, Feb. 17

Booneville 78, East Webster 44

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

At Itawamba CC

Booneville vs. Yazoo County, 4 p.m.

Alcorn Central vs. Belmont, 5:30 p.m.

At Holmes CC

St. Patrick vs. Port Gibson, 4 p.m.

Jefferson Davis County vs. Tylertown, 5:30 p.m.

Class 2A

First Round

Feb. 12

New Site 70, O’Bannon 34

Union 63, Bruce 22

Charleston 49, Hatley 40

Calhoun City 55, Eupora 24

Bay Springs 70, Loyd Star 39

St. Andrew’s 48, North Forrest 34

Bogue Chitto 73, Scott Central 40

Pisgah 37, Richton 36

Ingomar 63, Sebastopol 18

Walnut 72, Riverside 56

Philadelphia 56, M.S. Palmer 25

East Union 64, North Side 42

Pelahatchie 63, Collins 44

West Lincoln 33, Lake 26

Heidelberg 64, Raleigh 24

Newton 49, Amite County 14

Second Round

Friday, Feb. 16

New Site 64, Union 34

Calhoun City 57, Charleston 40

Bay Springs 41, St. Andrew’s 26

Bogue Chitto 61, Pisgah 42

Ingomar 65, Walnut 43

East Union 74, Philadelphia 52

Pelahatchie 47, West Lincoln 46

Heidelberg 44, Newton 42

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

At NEMCC

New Site vs. Calhoun City, 4 p.m.

Ingomar vs. East Union, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 24

At Holmes CC

Bay Springs vs. Bogue Chitto, 1 p.m.

Pelahatchie vs. Heidelberg, 2:30 p.m.

Class 1A

First Round

Feb. 12

Baldwyn 47, Potts Camp 29

Smithville 43, Falkner 42

Blue Mountain 56, Thrasher 17

Pine Grove 44, Vardaman 32

South Delta 50, Mount Olive 12

McAdams 55, East Marion 30

Taylorsville 54, Leland 18

Velma Jackson 38, Enterprise 28

Okolona 51, Myrtle 49

Hickory Flat 66, Wheeler 53

West Union 57, Ashland 46

Biggersville 63, Coffeeville 21

Nanih Waiya 56, Salem 42

Simmons 61, Leake County 44

Lumberton 42, Noxapater 19

Shaw 42, Stringer 22

Second Round

Friday, Feb. 16

Baldwyn 31, Smithville 21

Blue Mountain 74, Pine Grove 30

South Delta 62, McAdams 37

Taylorsville 57, Velma Jackson 50

Hickory Flat 57, Okolona 56

Biggersville 72, West Union 55

Simmons 40, Nanih Waiya 39

Lumberton 47, Shaw 42

Quarterfinals

Thursday, Feb. 22

At Itawamba CC

Baldwyn vs. Blue Mountain, 4 p.m.

Hickory Flat vs. Biggersville, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 22

At Raymond HS

South Delta vs. Taylorsville, 4 p.m.

Simmons vs. Lumberton, 5:30 p.m.

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Miami Hurricanes have two Mississippi connections – and one is quite large

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Miami Hurricanes have two Mississippi connections – and one is quite large

The Miami Hurricanes, who play the Ole Miss Rebels in Thursday’s Fiesta Bowl, have two Mississippi connections. One is left tackle Markel Bell, a former standout at Holmes Community College. The other is offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson, who previously worked at Millsaps College and Southern Miss.

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Jackson City Council presses Judge Wingate on JXN Water ahead of rate ruling

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January 6, 2026

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Jackson City Council presses Judge Wingate on JXN Water ahead of rate ruling

The Jackson City Council approved a resolution Tuesday morning urging U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate to “consider” taking a series of actions related to JXN Water operations, billing practices and financial oversight.

The vote occurred one day before Wingate is set to rule on whether Jackson residents will receive a second water rate increase, something that Interim Third Party Water Manager and leader of JXN Water Ted Henifin has been pushing for nearly a year now.

While the vote carries no legal force — only Wingate can issue binding orders governing JXN Water — it formally lays out the council’s priorities and frustrations as the seemingly never-ending dispute between the city and JXN Water intensifies.

The council voted 4–1 to approve the resolution. Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote voted against it, while Ward 2 Councilwoman Tina Clay and Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes were not in attendance.

The resolution urges Wingate to:

Extend the court’s billing amnesty order through April 30, 2026.
Require walk-in, in-person customer service without appointments, Monday through Saturday.
- JXN Water currently handles most customer service issues through its call center.
Direct JXN Water and the city to assign staff to address billing system problems.
Order an affordability study, rather than a rate study, to guide future decisions.
Compel JXN Water to immediately remit sanitation fees owed to the city and to do so on a quarterly basis going forward.
- City officials say JXN Water is withholding roughly $14 million in sanitation fees that are typically transferred monthly to help pay the city’s long-term residential garbage collection contract with Richard’s Disposal Inc. The utility has held the funds since spring 2025.
Credit the city for bond debt and water loss charges the council says should be the responsibility of JXN Water.
Prohibit the court-appointed monitor from publicly commenting on the city’s efforts to secure alternative funding sources.
Ensure equitable billing for Byram and other non-Jackson users.
- Those areas receive water from Jackson, but any rate increase would require approval from the Mississippi Public Service Commission, which has not occurred.
Remove JXN Water employees from the city payroll.
Align JXN Water’s fiscal year with the city’s Oct. 1–Sept. 30 budget cycle.

One amendment was made to the resolution to soften its language. According to Ward 7 Councilman Kevin Parkinson, the title was changed from urging Wingate “to take certain actions” related to JXN Water instead to urging him “to consider” those actions.

Parkinson said the council made the change “out of deference to the judge.”

“We believe in the substance of the issue, but we don’t think it’s our place to tell a federal judge anything,” Parkinson said. “We ask the judge to please consider the items.”

JXN Water’s response

In a Tuesday afternoon statement to the Clarion Ledger, JXN Water Spokesperson Aisha Carson said the utility “is aware of the resolution introduced by the City of Jackson and believes it is important to provide context as the matter proceeds in court.”

“For years, the City of Jackson and members of the City Council had the opportunity to responsibly manage and invest in the water system and failed to do so. JXN Water exists because of that failure,” the statement reads. “Now, after the system is working well — delivering water and keeping raw sewage off the streets — and after the system was removed from the City’s control by the federal courts, the Council is attempting to direct the very entity tasked with fixing what they did not.

“In addition, the unfounded and erroneous claims made about JXN Water’s billing system undermine public trust and weaken collection efforts without acknowledging the conditions we inherited or the progress already made. While Council members continue to advocate on behalf of their constituents, JXN Water must apply its policies consistently to sustain the system for all customers. The full record and legal arguments will be addressed in court.”

The looming decision on water rates

It’s unclear whether Wingate will take up any of the council’s requests or keep the hearing focused on the proposed water rate increase. But anyone who has spent time in Wingate’s courtroom knows the discussion can veer wherever the judge sees fit. As Henifin put it last week, “there is no predicting what will come up during the hearing.”

The proposed water rate increase would raise the average residential water bill from about $76 to $85 per month — roughly a 12% increase — to help cover operating costs and debt service. Henifin has argued the increase is necessary to stabilize the system financially.

Henifin wanted the increase rate to take affect in Dec. 15, 2025, but Wingate temporarily blocked the rate increase in November.

In a Dec. 22 filing, City Attorney Drew Martin argued that a second increase would unfairly burden paying customers, noting that tens of millions of dollars remain uncollected each year.

“The City simply asks that the Court order JXN Water to do what the City must do and what every citizen and ratepayer must do: live within its means,” Martin wrote.

Along with the council, Jackson Mayor John Horhn is opposed to the rate hike. He previously told the Clarion Ledger that JXN Water should first improve collections and cut costs. Roughly 20-30% of customers remain delinquent, according to city estimates.

Horhn could not be reached for further comment regarding the council’s resolution. Jackson spokesperson Nic Lott did not respond to a request for comment.

The council’s action also follows last week’s vote to temporarily cover more than $2 million in trash-collection bills from the city’s general fund after JXN Water withheld sanitation fees residents already paid on their water bills. Henifin has said the utility is withholding the money because the city owes millions in unpaid water bills, largely tied to leaks at the Jackson Zoo.

Wingate previously pressed Henifin on his legal authority to withhold those funds. Henifin acknowledged he had none but said the money would be released once the city settles its debt.

Why Foote voted no

Foote was the lone vote against the resolution. While he has voiced some criticism of JXN Water in the past, Foote has generally declined to support council resolutions aimed at the federally managed utility.

In October, when the council approved another resolution stating that Jackson’s water and sewer systems should be returned to the city and out of JXN Water’s hands, Foote was also the lone vote against.

He explained his reasoning after the meeting.

“I thought the City was better off not making a big news headline with a Resolution confronting a Federal Judge about the operations of JXN Water during the opening week of the Legislative Session, when our focus needs to be the many issues the City has with things we control such as crime, blight, squatters and the ongoing exodus of citizens out of Jackson,” Foote said.

He used one of his familiar lines that “the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”

“Squabbling publicly with JXN Water distracts from the Mayor’s narrative of Jackson Rising,” Foote said.

Charlie Drape is the Jackson beat reporter. Contact him at cdrape@gannett.com.

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These restaurants, schools, in, near, Jackson fail December health inspections

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These restaurants, schools, in, near, Jackson fail December health inspections

Four food service facilities in the Jackson area received failing health inspection grades in December 2025.
Common violations cited were inadequate hand-washing facilities and unclean food-contact surfaces.
As of early January, three of the four locations had corrected their violations and passed follow-up inspections.

In the Jackson area, four restaurants and food service facilities received failing health inspection grades in December 2025, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.

As of Jan. 5, three of the four facilities have conducted follow-up inspections and rectified the failing grade.

Below are the restaurants and food-service facilities in District V, which includes Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties, that received a failing grade of “C.”

Hinds County

Powell Middle School, temporarily housed in the former Brinkley Middle School located at 3535 Albemarle Road in Jackson, received a failing grade during a scheduled inspection on Dec. 10. In 2023, Brinkley Middle School was consolidated into Lanier High School. Powell Middle School then moved into the former Brinkley building while the school is being renovated. The inspection notes a lack of a certified manager and inadequate hand-washing facilities. The grade was rectified in a follow-up inspection on Dec. 17. Brinkley Middle School previously received one other failing grade in 2021, which was rectified in a follow-up inspection.
Oak Forest Elementary School, located at 1831 Smallwood St. in Jackson, received a failing grade during a scheduled inspection on Dec. 8. The inspection notes inadequate hand-washing facilities and improperly washed hands. As of Jan. 5, Oak Forest Elementary has not conducted a follow-up inspection. The school previously received one other failing grade in 2024, which was rectified during a follow-up inspection.

Madison County

Penn’s Fish House, located at 1859 Main St. in Madison, received a failing grade during an inspection following a complaint on Nov. 18. The restaurant then failed the corrective follow-up on Dec. 1. Penn’s rectified the grade during a second follow-up inspection on Dec. 15. The Nov. 18 inspection notes several violations, including a lack of a certified manager and inadequate hand-washing facilities. The notes also cite violations in food storage and preparation, including unclean food-contact surfaces and improper holding temperatures. By Dec. 1, the restaurant had corrected most of the violations, but still had unclean food contact surfaces, according to the inspection notes. This Penn’s location previously received two failing grades in 2013 and 2021, both of which were rectified during follow-up inspections.

Rankin County

Golden Corral, located at 988 Top St. in Flowood, received a failing grade during an inspection following a complaint on Dec. 12. The inspection notes several violations, including inadequate hand-washing facilities, unclean food contact surfaces and improper food-holding temperatures, date marking and disposition. The restaurant rectified the grade during a follow-up inspection on Dec. 17. In November 2025, this Golden Corral location received a failing grade for several of the same violations listed in the Dec. 12 inspection. The restaurant rectified the November failing grade during a follow-up inspection on Nov. 14. This Golden Corral location previously received a failing grade in 2023, which was then corrected in a follow-up inspection.

Health inspection grading system

The MSDH grades health inspections on an A, B and C scale, with C considered a failing grade.

The MSDH website states the following regarding the grading scale:

A rating: “The facility inspection found no critical violations. Critical violations of the state Food Code are those more likely to lead to food contamination, illness, or other health risk.”
B rating: “Critical violations were found, but corrected under the supervision of the inspecting environmentalist. No further corrective actions are required.”
C rating: “Critical violations were found, but some or all were not corrected during the inspection. The facility will be re-inspected, and all violations must be corrected in a time period not to exceed 10 days. The re-inspection date is posted on the graded report. If violations are not corrected in the specified time, steps are taken to suspend the facility’s permit to operate. A grade of C is also given if critical violations are repeated from the last inspection, even if they were corrected at that time.”

Got a news tip? Contact Mary Boyte at mboyte@jackson.gannett.com

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