Griffith, who would have turned 100 on June 1, eventually found success again with ‘Matlock’ ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (WGHP) — For generations of television viewers, Andy Griffith was Sheriff Andy Taylor, who was the wise and ...

The late television legend was born on June 1, 1926.

Rush, who played a friend of Ron Howard's Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show," died at 74 after a leukemia diagnosis ...

Did you know that not all that long after The Andy Griffith Show ended, Andy Griffith did his very best to recreate his earlier success with a new, but eerily similar series? If y ...

Andy Griffith once said he and the producers of The Andy Griffith Show never expected that the now-iconic comedy series would have the success it enjoyed while it was on the air, and enjoys still ...

The Andy Griffith Show ran for eight seasons in the 1960s. Now 60 years since its debut on CBS, it remains one of television’s most beloved comedy series. Appearing mostly in black and white ...

Like many performers, music was a common thread in Griffith’s life. He was part of the brass band at church, where minister Ed Mickey taught him to play the trombone and sing. Upon his 1944 graduation ...

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 ...

Former child actor Keith Thibodeaux is mourning the loss of fellow 'The Andy Griffith Show' actor Dennis Rush after decades of friendship and appearances together at Mayberry fan events.

Christmas is just over, and maybe you’re happy or exhausted or overwhelmed or at peace. There is no mood, however, that cannot be lifted or enhanced by watching a few episodes of The Andy Griffith ...

Andy Griffith, who died on Tuesday at age 86, never strayed far from his native North Carolina. He grew up there and returned there in his later years, but he’s most closely identified with a place in ...