ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (AP) — Rocky Mount officials are celebrating the restoration of a Coca-Cola sign painted on an old downtown bottling plant.

The building has been converted into a restaurant that will open soon.

Media outlets report that Coca-Cola officials and local dignitaries held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the sign and the restaurant on Wednesday.

Town officials say the sign’s restoration is another step in an effort to revitalize the downtown area.

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