The iconic 1960s sitcom with ties to Mount Airy could become one of North Carolina’s dozens of state symbols if NC House Bill 557 is passed. 6 A.M. NORTH CAROLINA HAS QUITE A FEW STATE SYMBOLS YOU ...

Is Mayberry a Real Place? Mayberry, North Carolina, is not a real place, however, many outlets have reported that the fictional town was based off of the real-life town of Mount Airy, North Carolina, ...

In its TV-land immortality, “The Andy Griffith Show” has already inspired a pair of statues, a museum, an annual festival, a rerun-watchers club and a souvenir collection so it vast it includes an ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. - The newest exhibits in the Andy Griffith Museum include the keys to the Mayberry Jail and a wooden gavel that was on Sheriff Andy Taylor's desk. The museum, which opened Nov. 6, ...

The Andy Griffith Show provided viewers with a slice of nostalgia for eight seasons. Reruns of the show help the popular television series still gain fans today. And if you’re looking to take a step ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Have you ever imagined a television show becoming a state symbol? A new bill is proposing making "The Andy Griffith Show" the official television show of North Carolina. Andy ...

The state House voted Wednesday to add an official state TV show to North Carolina's long list of state symbols. Lawmakers chose "The Andy Griffith Show" for the honor. The 1960s show is set in the ...

If you live in one of the counties that intersect in Mount Airy, you have probably discovered through an errant Google search at some point that there is, in fact, another Mount Airy: Mount Airy, ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. - In the town of Mayberry from "The Andy Griffith Show," a small-town sheriff and his trusty deputy always outwitted big-city crooks, and problems never got much bigger than a trigger ...