City of Warm Springs GA

The Bulloch House restaurant reflects the Southern charm of Warm Springs Recommend 8 people recommend this. Be the first of your friends. Posted: Apr 12, 2013 12:29 PM EDT Friday, April 12, 2013 12:29 PM EST Updated: Apr 12, 2013 12:29 PM EDT Friday, April 12, 2013 12:29 PM EST By Jessi Mitchell - bio | email

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WARM SPRINGS, Ga. - Bullochville, as Warm Springs was once called in the days before FDR, was founded by Benjamin Bulloch who lived in the Bulloch House long before it was a restaurant. Now travelers from all over visit Warm Springs just to get a taste of fried green tomatoes and fresh down south cooking. Opening as a restaurant in 1990, the Bulloch House has become a staple of the Warm Springs community. The classic southern buffet has undergone few changes over the years despite having multiple owners. Today the restaurant is run by Peter and Sandy Lampert, who make an effort to continue its legacy. Sandy, who grew up eating at the buffet, says, "We kind of think of ourselves as helping to preserve the Southern tradition, which I think Southern food is very important to our culture." Peter adds that the house has unique qualities that make it such a great representation of Warm Springs. "I think it's the hospitality, the friendliness," he says. "The staff has been here...since day one. 70% of the staff is still here. They know it better than I do. They know the customer well, and they just have that Southern charm." While the Lamperts continually strive to evoke the historic charm of the Bulloch House, they have expanded the experience to a gift shop and leisure area since they bought it in 2011. With the addition of things like horseshoes and a playground, the Lamperts have made the Bulloch House a great place just to hang out. Behind the scenes, the house employees are like family and customers feel that every time they visit. Newcomers may even be surprised when they find out waitress Sheila Lee is also the mayor. Lee says, "We have a lot of fun with it because I don't really tell anybody. Usually somebody will say something, and they'll say, 'Oh! You're not the mayor.' And I'll say, 'Yes I am!' so it's a lot of fun." She says that fun is what made her fall in love with the Bulloch House more than 20 years ago. "Our main goal is to try and make this place an experience, and we want you to feel like you're eating at Grandma's. We want you to come back, and it's a destination for a lot of people." Seven days a week the Bulloch House is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. They serve dinner Fridays and Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

FDR's discovery of Warm Springs Recommend Be the first of your friends to recommend this. Posted: Apr 16, 2013 5:00 PM EDT Tuesday, April 16, 2013 5:00 PM EST Updated: Apr 16, 2013 5:00 PM EDT Tuesday, April 16, 2013 5:00 PM EST By Phil Scoggins - bio | email

(WARM SPRINGS, Ga.) The year was 1921. Young New York politician Franklin Delano Roosevelt was stricken with polio, paralyzed from the waist down. He had a friend, a native of Columbus, Ga. named George Peabody, who owned some property in Warm Springs that used to be the site of the Meriwether Inn, a popular resort and spa. Peabody told Roosevelt about the rejuvenating qualities of the warm mineral-filled springs. In 1924 Roosevelt paid his first visit to Warm Springs. The story goes that after making daily swims in the pools fed by the naturally-heated springs, he could see improvement. Three years later Roosevelt bought the property from Peabody. FDR would start a foundation that led to a hospital dedicated to the treatment of polio patients. Roosevelt adopted Warm Springs as his second home. He built a six-room cottage that was finished in 1932, the year he first won the presidency. The cottage became known as the Little White House. Charlotte Robertson is a tour guide who says the cottage was built for just over $8,700. Robertson says, "I think it was only fitting that this is where he took his last breath because he really and truly loved this place." He not only loved the Little White House, he loved the people in Warm Springs. Robertson adds, "He really connected with the people in this town, going out and speaking to them one on one. That helped him shape a lot of the policies that he put in place to help the country during the Depression." Carolyn Hendricks was just a small girl when FDR first started coming to Warm Springs. She describes a personal encounter with him. "When he pulled up in the yard and was talking with my dad he caught our eye, and he motioned for us to come to the car. So we ran over and jumped up on the running board. He shook hands with us and when he did, he put a little piece of taffy candy in our hands." Just up the mountain from Warm Springs is FDR State Park where President Roosevelt loved to relax. His favorite spot was Dowdell's Knob which overlooks Pine Mountain Valley. FDR enjoyed coming to this area for picnics, so much so that he had a stone grill built on the site that's still there today.

Roosevelt Warm Springs carrying on the legacy of FDR Recommend Be the first of your friends to recommend this. Posted: Apr 12, 2013 9:21 PM EDT Friday, April 12, 2013 9:21 PM EST Updated: Apr 12, 2013 9:21 PM EDT Friday, April 12, 2013 9:21 PM EST By Teresa Whitaker - bio | email

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WARM SPRINGS, Ga. - Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation has grown beyond its original purpose. Franklin Delano Roosevelt founded it in 1927. Then, the majority of patients had polio. They came to Meriwhether County to use the historic warm springs pools for therapy. "Back in 1955, when the polio vaccine was first announced effective they knew they were going to have to change," says Librarian and Research specialist, Michael Shadix. But they retained FDR'S concept, watered it, and watched it blossom into what it is today, a beacon for the disabled seeking medical attention and vocational training. In fact, vocational training has become a large part of what they do here. Students ages 18 through 26 come from all across Georgia for the training. "And so we work with them on their independent living skills and help them to be able to become employed," says Executive Director Bill Bulloch. There are plans to expand the vocational program by adding services for people with more severe disabilities, and by adding the College Prep 101 course to help students with disabilities make the difficult transition from high school to college.

Biker Village brings a different crowd to Warm Springs Recommend 5 people recommend this. Be the first of your friends. Posted: Apr 12, 2013 12:14 PM EDT Friday, April 12, 2013 12:14 PM EST Updated: Apr 12, 2013 12:14 PM EDT Friday, April 12, 2013 12:14 PM EST By Jessi Mitchell - bio | email

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WARM SPRINGS, Ga. - For years motorcycle enthusiasts have traveled from around the country to enjoy the scenic setting of Warm Springs, but over the past decade the bikers have developed their own town within a town. Biker Village plays host to nearly 300 motorcycles on warm weekends. For over thirty years the bikers rode through Warm Springs as they explored the variety of mountain paths, country roads and covered bridges in the area. They enjoyed shopping and patronizing the local eateries but there was never a defined place for bikers to enjoy each other's company. Nine years ago Dan Forrest decided to change that and opened Xtreme Rider, a shop that caters to the motorcyclists, and that has brought about museums, restaurants and antique stores that encompass Biker Village. "It gives the bikers a complete community," says Forrest. "They come here, they can shop, they can eat, they can entertain, they can go up on the front street and visit all of the merchants in town." Gary Lujan, Chapter Commander of Combat Vets Motorcycle Association, says, "It's a good place. It's a friendly place, and the people are real nice and they enjoy having the motorcycles around, so that's a big plus for us." Lujan's Executive Officer Reggie Poissant adds, "There's so much to do in such a small area, and the hotels here are great and really nice and it's not expensive to come up here either, so it's a really good place to bring your family and just hang out." Forrest says it took a while for Warm Springs natives to get used to the idea of bikers in town, but now they are an integral part of the community. "A motorcycle is a toy," he explains. "It's a leisure time activity and it's a very expensive leisure time activity, so they're realizing that these are the people who are in their shops. They may come in during the week in a coat and tie, and they come in on the weekends in leather." Biker Village, nicknamed "Lil Sturgis" after the famed motorcycle rally in South Dakota, brings together riders of all ages and tastes, just like Warm Springs. "You look around and you see all the history with bikes," says biker J. D. Walden. "You see bikes that are 20 years old and you have brand new ones and the same with people, and I think it's a good mix of both. Everybody can enjoy themselves here." The museums in Biker Village house hundreds of pieces of motorcycle memorabilia including exclusive classic bikes, jukeboxes and pieces of art. While warm weather certainly brings more bikers out, you can find many riders from Columbus and nearby cities in Warm Springs all year round. 

OUR TOWN WRBL CHANNEL 3 NEWS Pre-Article online Posted: Mar 22, 2013 11:45 AM EDT Friday, March 22, 2013 11:45 AM EST Updated: Apr 01, 2013 12:23 PM EDT Monday, April 1, 2013 12:23 PM EST By WRBL Staff Photo By: Kevin Roble - News 3 Chief Photographer WARM SPRINGS, Ga. - As part of WRBL's 60th Anniversary celebration, the station's "Our Town" tour will make a stop in historic Warm Springs, Georgia on Thursday, April 11th. The station will broadcast portions of "News 3 Early Edition" and "News 3 Evening Edition" live from along Broad Street, beginning at 5 p.m. EDT. "We are very excited about coming to Warm Springs," said WRBL Vice-President and General Manager David Hart. "I was able to visit the town earlier this week, and the people I met with are very excited about this opportunity to celebrate everything that is great about Warm Springs." News 3 anchor Phil Scoggins will examine the impact Warm Springs had on the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Robin Glass, the Site Manager for Roosevelt's Little White House says after contracting polio at the age of 39, Roosevelt was left paralyzed from the waist down by the disease. Fearing that his budding political career was over, Roosevelt became depressed. That's when a friend, George Foster Peabody, told Roosevelt about the therapeutic benefits of swimming in the warm, mineral-rich waters at Peabody's Warm Springs resort, the Meriwether Inn. Roosevelt found relief from his affliction in the springs, and would later buy property and build a second home there, which became known as "The Little White House" during his presidency. "I was really struck by something Robin Glass, told me," said Hart. "He said Warm Springs saved President Roosevelt, so President Roosevelt could save the nation, and then the world." It was in Warm Springs where Roosevelt died after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1945. The station's visit coincides with the annual commemoration of his death at The Little White House, which is now a public museum inside a Georgia State Park. News 3's Teresa Whitaker will take viewers to the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, which remains a world-renowned rehabilitation center for patients suffering from brain and spinal cord injuries. "Warm Springs and President Roosevelt will always be connected," said Hart. "So it is important that we pay special tribute to that relationship during our 'Our Town' visit." Along with the history of the town, the station's newscast will also focus on what's being done to improve the community today and in the future. Residents of Warm Springs are encouraged to come out to see the production first hand and meet the News 3 team. "This is all about saying thank you to our viewers," said Hart. "For 60 years, they have made WRBL a success, and we want them to know that we value each and every one of them as our viewers and our customers," he added.

May 11 and 12, 2013 "Follow the Leaders" wax Museum will offer FREE admission to Mother's.

Come spend your Mother's Day in beautiful Warm SPrings, with great resturants, wonderful shops and fun things to do.

Meriwether County Chamber of Commerce posted: Congratutions to Karen Daniel, RN, Executive Director of Warm Springs Medical Center as the recipient of the 2012 Nurse Executive of the Year award. THe announcement was made at the Home Town Health's Annual Fall Conference. Karen was selected as the recipient of the award for providing "exceptional clnical and exeucitive leadership by adopting best practices for rural hospital improvement and making a commitment to staff education and eadership development while emphasizing technological advances and superior patient care." Home Town Health is an organization of more than 55 rural and small hospitals located throughout the southeast. Congratulations Karen!

Meriwether County Chamber of Commerce announces:  Manchester Native, Stuart Woods, has published another new book : Collateral Damage. Call Taylor Foster Gifts and Jewelry to reserve your copy for a signing by Mr. Woods in April. Mr. Woods is the author of forty-four novels with the last twenty-eight having been on the best-seller list for the New York Times. Call Taylor Foster at 706-846-8298 to reserve your copy today.

Valentine's Day Special on Thursday, February 14th at The Bulloch House Restaurant in Warm Springs. Come out and enjoy a three course meal, with a drink for only $25.00 per person. For reservations, call 706-655-9068. Also, beginning in February, deserts on Mondays are only $2.00. Don't forget that The Bulloch House is open on Friday and Saturdays evenings, in addition to lunch. On Friday, you can enjoy a fabulous seafood buffet for only $12.95 per person and on Saturdays, enjoy their traditional buffet or for an additional $5.00 you can add prime rib as well. Their food is always good and service is always excellent.