The Mayberry Gazette was the local newspaper in Mayberry. It was notorious for publishing erroneous information, such as regularly misspelling Barney Fife's name and publishing what was only a rumored engagement announcement between Andy Taylor and Helen Crump as fact. [1] Their motto was "The people's voice".
Columns[]
Front Page[]
The front page once celebrated Hollywood producer Mr. Harmon's decision to film a motion picture in Mayberry. Floyd Lawson was featured on the front page for his assistance in capturing three escaped convicts. [2] Deputy Barney Fife was featured on the front page of one of the paper's editions for organizing a search and rescue effort for Sheriff Andy Taylor and schoolteacher Helen Crump. [3]
International Dateline[]
Opie Taylor mentioned this column in the paper, but gave no details about it.
Mayberry After Midnight[]
Mayberry After Midnight was a column written by Red Atkins detailing all of the town's gossip. Barney Fife, Andy Taylor, Bee Taylor, and Howie Pruitt's parents were known to enjoy the column. Stories included the noise from the E.W.'s not coming from prize fights on the radio and a local lady dries her tears on a brighter dishtowel. [4]
Opie and Howie Pruitt used Mayberry After Midnight as a blueprint for their own newspaper, Mayberry Sun.
Society Column[]
Ella writes this column about happenings in Mayberry. Ella comes to Bee Taylor hoping to find scoops and eventually settles on writing about Bee's visiting cousin, Bradford J. Taylor, referring to the party celebrating his visit as the "soiree of the season". [5] Sam Jones proposes Bee read the column in "The Race Horse".
Social Security in Action[]
Howie Pruitt's parents never read this column in the newspaper. [6]
Washington Roundup[]
Opie also mentioned this column in the paper, but gave no details about it.
Advertisements[]
Other[]
Parnell Rigsby posts in the paper that he lost $50.00, which is later returned thanks to Andy, Barney, and Opie. [7] The paper reported on the first Mayberry Youth Day, tasking photographer Joe with taking pictures of students and the city officials they were shadowing.
Notable Employees[]
- Ella
- Joe - photographer [8]
- Red Atkins - Mayberry After Midnight columnist, mentioned in Opie's Fortune.
Appearances[]
The Andy Griffith Show[]
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Mayberry R.F.D.[]
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Image Gallery[]
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- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [1]Convicts-at-Large
- ↑ [1]Barney and the Cave Rescue
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- ↑ [1]Opie's Newspaper
- ↑ [1]Opie's Fortune
- ↑ [1]Youth Takes Over