Downton Abbey & Biltmore – How Similar Are They?

Laura Candler — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:57:54 +0000

If you’ve watched just one episode of the popular PBS television series Downton Abbey, then you’ll know that the show is set in the early 1900s in an extravagant manor in the English countryside and that it revolves around the personal lives of the privileged Crawley family and their bustling “downstairs” staff.

TV And NC Icon Andy Griffith Dead At 86

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:10:00 +0000

Andy Griffith has died. The legendary TV and film actor passed away this morning at his home in Manteo. He was 86. The Dare County Sheriff's Office confirmed the death; no cause was released.

For many, Griffith was North Carolina. He was born in Mount Airy, spent his college days at UNC-Chapel Hill, acted at the Lost Colony in Manteo, and even taught theater in Goldsboro. He introduced the world to the iconic character of a small-town North Carolina sheriff.