Warren’s American flag mural finds new home at Eagle-Democrat

Since 2019, a large mural of the American flag has inspired downtown Warren from the side of the former Rural Water building. But, this spring’s planned demolition of the dilapidated structure meant finding a new home for one of the city’s favorite landmarks.

Union Bank and Trust VP and branch manager Tricia Wilkinson and Union Bank and Trust VP and loan officer Randy Rawls announced in late April that the flag mural would be repainted on the side of The Eagle Democrat’s building at 200 West Cypress Street.

The new mural was started on May 30 and completed June 12.

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The original 2019 mural was funded by Make Warren Shine. The new mural is sponsored by Union Bank and Trust. Both were painted by muralist Jason White of White’s Arkworks.

Rawls thanked Pam and Danny Cook for the use of their building space and support of this project. The Cooks sold The Eagle Democrat to Smith Newspapers, Inc. in 2022 but retained ownership of the building.

“The American Flag means a lot to this community and Union Bank. We are honored to be a part of this wonderful community,” said Rawls.