Published: 6/11/2021

A LOCAL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN A LANDMARK IN GILES COUNTY FOR OVER 93 YEARS IS CLOSING IT'S DOORS AT THE END OF THE MONTH. ROST JEWELERS, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PULASKI SQUARE, MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THURSDAY THAT THE STORE WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF BUSINESS DAY ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 30TH. CO-OWNER KEITH ROST TOLD WKSR NEWS THAT IT WAS TIME TO RETIRE AND THE HARDEST PART WAS SAYING GOODBYE TO MANY GREAT CUSTOMERS WHOM HE THANKED. ROST SAID "OUR CUSTOMERS ARE ALSO OUR FRIENDS". THE STORE OPENED IN 1928 UNDER ROSCO ROST, KEITH'S GRANDFATHER. ROSCO'S SON, DUANE ROST TOOK OVER THE STORE IN THE MID 1940'S AND RETIRED IN 2011 WHEN BROTHERS KEITH AND RAY TOOK THE LEAD. THE 3 GENERATION FAMILY OWNED STORE TOUCHED THE LIVES OF MANY OVER THE YEARS. ROST JEWELERS WILL CLOSE IT'S DOORS ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 30TH AT 6:00 PM.