COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The iconic Rosehill Seafood restaurant is set to reopen after it was closed down at the beginning of the year. The restaurant will be reopening under new management.

Rosehill Seafood, located on Hamilton Road, has been run by Jeff Lunsford for decades, as this is the business his father started.

In May 2025, Lunsford closed the doors due to timing and a lack of consistent workers, but now that has changed after Bufford King was named the new owner.

"Our goal is to continue on the legacy of Rosehill. That's what we want to do. That's why we were interested in this business because they've done such a great job for the past few years. That you know…. we'd be crazy to come in and want to, you know, recreate everything. So that's what we want to do," he said.

King is

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