Andy Griffith says he wishes he looked like the statue that he unveiled Tuesday morning in Raleigh. Griffith, the actor who played a genial Southern sheriff in the fictional town of Mayberry, waved ...

FILE - This Oct. 28, 2003 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith sitting in front of a bronze statue of Andy and Opie from the "Andy Griffith Show," after the unveiling ceremony in Raleigh, N.C.

Mount Airy has an Andy Griffith Museum and an annual Mayberry Days, which has now expanded into a 10-day affair, running this year from Sept. 19-28.

Authorities say the two fishing poles taken from an Andy Griffith statue at Pullen Park have been recovered. Raleigh police say the vandalism probably happened Sunday night. Other WRAL Top Stories It ...

George Spence, Andy Griffith, Betty Lynn, LeRoy McNess and James Best with the Andy and Opie statue. Her voice carries that unmistakable pride of someone who's seen an idea take root and blossom far ...