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.

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.

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 ...

In central Mississippi, a group of Andy Griffith fans have taken the Mayberry message to a new level.Griffith died Tuesday at age 86. He had a big following as a witty southern attorney on the TV ...

A homeless man spent 29 days in jail for using a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office badge to pose as an undercover cop, but where he got it is anybody's guess.. Erasmo Dorantes Martinez, 40, of ...

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.

When The Andy Griffith Show made its debut in 1960, ... And at the heart of it all was Sheriff Andy Taylor, played by Andy Griffith, ... "A badge isn’t a license to be important.

The fanfare surrounding Brad Balk's swearing-in ceremony as sheriff of St. Joseph County two years ago focused heavily on the fact that Balk would be stepping into the same position held by his ...

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 ...

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.