A Mayberry state of mind. Stop in at the Snappy Lunch, the only existing business Andy ever mentioned on the show. Opened in 1923, the Snappy Lunch is known for their world-famous pork chop sandwiches ...

If you didn’t know better, you might think the town of Mayberry really existed; a place where neighbors still wave from the ...

MAYBERRY DAYS KICKED OFF IN MOUNT AIRY TODAY. THE WEEK LONG FESTIVAL FEATURES A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS FOR FANS OF THE FICTIONAL COMMUNITY, WHICH GAINED ITS POPULARITY FROM THE HIT SHOW THE ...

SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — Fifty-five years after its final episode, “The Andy Griffith Show” is making more of an impact than ever on Griffith’s hometown of Mount Airy. The small city in the hills of Surry ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – This June 1 st would of ...

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, NC -- Some actors and actresses often become known for one role, no matter how many parts they play. That's true for Betty Lynn. She's better known to fans of "The Andy Griffith Show as ...

A statue of Andy Griffith was vandalized over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. The statue outside the Surry Arts Council building depicts the characters of Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son, Opie, ...

INTERVIEW OF THE DAY BETTY LYNN WHO PLAYED TAMIL BLUE ON THE SHOW LIVED IN MOUNT AIRY THE LAST 14 YEARS OF HER LIFE AND BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO. SHE ACTUALLY GOT TO SPEND THE LAST ...

Sunday, April 10, 2022 -- In 1989, some North Carolina Democratic leaders had tried to recruit Andy Griffith to run against incumbent Republican Jesse Helms for the U.S. Senate. Internal polls showed ...