Mount Airy Coverage

Vietnam veteran finds home, healing in Mount Airy's 'Mayberry Days'
Today, Ben Currin does lots of volunteer work in Mount Airy. He plays music for people at nursing homes and helps with the Mayberry Days festival every September.

Tar Heel Traveler special: A tribute to Andy Griffith's Mayberry, and the actual town that inspired it
WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler is celebrating Mayberry and Mount Airy and the old Andy Griffith Show.

Tar Heel Traveler: Walker's Soda Fountain
There was a Walker's Soda Fountain Drugstore in the early episodes of the Andy Griffith Show. And there's one today in Mount Airy, an old-timey place serving burgers and dogs and shakes and floats.

Tar Heel Traveler: Aunt Bee Room
An Aunt Bee lookalike lives in Mount Airy and keeps a room full of artifacts from the actress who played Aunt Bee on the Andy Griffith Show.

Pork chop sandwich at Mount Airy diner made famous in Andy Griffith show
It's the diner in Mount Airy made famous in the Andy Griffith Show. Snappy Lunch is as popular as ever, and so is its world-famous pork chop sandwich!

Retired history professor reveals hidden clues within episodes of 'The Andy Griffith Show'
Our Tar Heel Traveler speaks with a retired history professor who has studied "The Andy Griffith Show" and reveals fascinating cultural influences tucked within many episodes.

Young boy's big break helped break the color barrier on national TV
It is Black History Month, and our Tar Heel Traveler tells the story of a young boy's big break and how he helped break the color barrier on national TV.

Former female Mount Airy High School football star now making kick of her life
Scott Mason, our Tar Heel Traveler, has the inspiring story of a former female placekicker from Mount Airy who has lined up to make the kick of her life.

Anniversary of 'The Andy Griffith Show' brings familiar face back for festival
"The Andy Griffith Show" debuted on Oct. 3, 1960. We find Scott Mason, our Tar Heel Traveler in Mount Airy, which just hosted its 30th annual Mayberry Days Festival. He profiles a familiar face from the show.

Aunt Bee Room in Mount Airy one of the top places for "Andy Griffith Show" fans
The 30th annual Mayberry Days Festival, which celebrates all things involving "The Andy Griffith Show" is next week in Mount Airy. Scott Mason, our Tar Heel Traveler, features an actor lookalike and the Aunt Bee Room.

Sonker is unique treat made popular in Surry County
If you've never heard of it, you're in for a unique treat found in Surry County. Scott Mason, the Tar Heel Traveler, was in Mount Airy with the world's only dessert of its kind.

12-year-old Mount Airy boy found safe after Amber Alert
An Amber Alert was canceled Sunday for 12-year-old Anthony Manuel Diaz.