Mayberry sheriff's badge to drop on New Year's Eve It's not quite the Times Square Ball, but Mount Airy is adding a touch of Mayberry to its New Year's Eve celebrations.

Badge Raising For the past decade, Mount Airy, which is also known as Mayberry, the fictitious town from the "Andy Griffith Show," rings in the new year by raising a giant sheriff's badge.

MT. AIRY, N.C. -- A lot of people will celebrate on New Year's Eve in a lot of different ways. In North Carolina, there's the Acorn Drop in Raleigh, the Flea Drop in Eastover, the 'Possum Drop in ...

Andy Griffith, 86, who illuminated the charming dignity of small-town Southern life with his performance as a kindly sheriff in the 1960s sitcom “The Andy Griffith Show,” died July 3.

Maggie Peterson, whose character on “The Andy Griffith Show” developed a memorable infatuation with Mayberry sheriff Andy Taylor, has died, her family said Monday. She was 81.

It's not quite the Time Square Ball, but Mount Airy is adding a touch of Mayberry to its New Year's eve celebrations. WXII's David Jeannot has the story.

Mount Airy will channel its Mayberry side as it tries something new to ring in 2015.Watch David Jeannot's story. Mount Airy will channel its Mayberry side as it tries something new to ring in 2015 ...