Andy Griffith Museum pays tribute to popular actor, TV shows MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – Even in New York, Wayne and Marcella had heard of the real-life Mayberry. This couple – their last name is Pryputniewicz ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – Mounty Airy, the city that inspired the fictional town of Mayberry in the Andy Griffith Show, mourns the loss of Jim Nabors, who played the character Gomer Pyle. WFMY News 2 visited ...

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 ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. The new 2,500-square-foot Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C., houses a treasure trove of items collected by Emmett Forrest, a schoolmate and close friend of Griffith. Forrest's ...

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 ...