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, ...

Emmett Forrest pointed to the newest exhibits in the Andy Griffith Museum -- two sets of keys to the Mayberry Jail, a brass American eagle, a wooden gavel that was on Sheriff Andy Taylor's desk, and a ...

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 ...

MOUNT AIRY — If it happened in Mayberry, a recent ambitious upgrade of the Andy Griffith Museum would surely bring a response of “Big, REALLY BIG!” from Barney.

The show was first introduced through a 1960 episode of The Danny Thomas Show, where Danny Thomas is pulled over for speeding in Mayberry and gets a taste of the town’s unique charm. The success of ...