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A beloved local retiree known as “ Mayberry’s photographer ” to residents of Mount Airy, North Carolina — birthplace of TV legend Andy Griffith and the inspiration for the town of Mayberry ...
Mount Airy's annual Mayberry Days festival is set to take place next month despite the coronavirus pandemic.
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — Fans of the Andy Griffith Show can head to Mount Airy this weekend for the 25th annual Mayberry Days.
Andy Griffith young would seem to be best represented by The Andy Griffith Show, perhaps the most beloved and popular sitcoms ...
SECOND OF TWO PARTS: TELEVISION TALES OF THE BLUE RIDGEFans flock to Mount Airy, N.C., for nostalgia and to see real-life places that became inspiration for “The Andy Griffith Show.”Increasingly, ...
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, where Andy grew up.
For one area writer, Saturday’s Mayberry Book Fair is a bit of a coming-out party. For another, it’s a type of coming home ...
Mount Airy is a scenic rural town in the rolling Piedmont terrain of northwestern North Carolina 35 miles from Winston-Salem.
Betty Lynn, the actor who played Thelma Lou on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' set down roots in Mount Airy, NC, the town that inspired Mayberry.
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (WGHP) – Mayberry Days, the annual festival celebrating all things related to “The Andy Griffith Show,” is back for its 32nd year with celebrity guests and all sorts of… ...