This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — In the hometown of Andy ...

Fans of The Andy Griffith Show first met wild-eyed mountain man Ernest T. Bass in the Season 3 episode “Mountain Wedding.” A neighbor of the musical hillbilly clan the Darlings, Bass, played by Howard ...

I would like to respond to the Andy of Mayberry lover in Thurmont ("Barney Fifes," April 13). Daniel Trey should know that before any volunteer department spends taxpayers' money, the county has to ...

Los Angeles, CA -- Howard Morris, best known for his portrayal of Ernest T. Bass on the Andy Griffith Show, died at his home in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. He was 85. Morris died Saturday of ...

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MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — The event started in 2007 and was called The Downtown Rocks And Run. They ran a perimeter of a 5k and 10k of downtown Mount Airy and there used to be a rock concert at the end. But ...

In this 262nd episode of “Elton Jim” Turano’s “CAPTAIN POD-TASTIC,” Jim Turano recalls the funny and uncomfortable phone call he had more than 30 years ago with “Ernest T. Bass” (Howard Morris) from ...

The U.S. Postal Service and Fremont Post Office welcome Barney Fife and Ernest T. Bass, characters from the Andy Griffith Show, in a special ceremony celebrating the issuance of the Early TV Memories ...