That's why after actor Don Knotts died earlier this year, he got to thinking: Mount Airy has a bronze statue of Andy and Opie. So why not Knotts' character, Barney? To Hellebrand, "Barney was the ...

A bronze statue of the legendary actor and comedian, best known as the bumbling deputy Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show, was unveiled over the weekend. Knotts’ daughter, Karen, was on hand ...

An effort to honor Don Knotts has ended with the destruction of an unfinished clay sculpture of the actor’s most famous character, Deputy Barney Fife. “I’m just tired and emotionally drained ...

Morgantown, W.Va. | An unfinished statue of Barney Fife apparently won't be heading to Don Knotts' hometown after all. Knotts' widow endorses a statue, but says the monument should be of her ...

Mount Airy, NC -- You saw it first on WFMY News 2. We brought you the story of the man trying to get a Barney statue built in Mount Airy. The story was featured Friday on CBS News' Assignment ...