While fans of Andy Griffith know he was a man of many talents — singer, actor, musician, writer and director — few knew he ...

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 ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. - The newest exhibits in the Andy Griffith Museum include the keys to the Mayberry Jail and a wooden gavel that was on Sheriff Andy Taylor's desk. The museum, which opened Nov. 6, ...

Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife's sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95. Lynn died peacefully Saturday after ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. The new 2,500-square-foot Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C., houses a treasure trove of items collected by Emmett Forrest, a schoolmate and close friend of Griffith. Forrest's ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — Betty Lynn, the actress best known for her role as Thelma Lou on The Andy Griffith Show died Saturday at the age of 95, according to CBS affiliate WYMT and per the Andy Griffith ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Betty Lynn, who was best known as Barney Fife's sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died at the age of 95. The Andy Griffith Museum said in a statement that ...