February 17th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

A Cumberland business that has been downtown since the 1950s will be closing its doors soon.  The Book Center on North Centre Street actually began in the 1950s on South Centre Street.  A caller to Friday’s Dave Norman program described two moves since then.  The first was to the Gee Bee/Rose's shopping center in 1975 and the second was to the current location on North Centre Street in 1989.  Gayle Griffith, owner of the Book Center, said her spacious store is quite the challenge to clear out.