The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy is one of many stops pilgrims make in the actor’s childhood hometown. It’s filled with memorabilia gathered by his longtime friend Emmett Forrest. CBS Photo ...

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 ...

An iconic television show synonymous with North Carolina’s cultural fabric continues to resonate with its citizens decades later. Now, a new layer of recognition for The Andy Griffith Show is on the ...

NORTH CAROLINA — The Andy Griffith Show is synonymous with North Carolina, and now lawmakers want to make it official. House Bill 557 would make The Andy Griffith Show the official TV show of the ...

“The Andy Griffith Show” took a pivotal step toward becoming North Carolina’s official television show with bipartisan House Bill 557 clearing the state House by a 96-14 vote Wednesday.

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 ...