Emmy winner Don Knotts has already received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but soon he'll be given a more meaningful honor from his hometown of Morgantown, West Virginia.

The 80-year-old actor will be the first local celebrity to be recognized with a tribute that has yet to be designed to be placed in front of the city's Metropolitan Theater, reports the AP.

Artist Jamie Lester has been approached to design a pattern for the award.

"We're starting with somebody we know and then we'll see where it goes," says Jack Thompson, spokesman for the Greater Morgantown Convention & Visitors Bureau. "It's just a great way for Morgantown to honor its most famous son."

Knotts, who also graduated from the city's West Virginia University with a BA in Education, will be honored with a parade, film festival and specially brewed beer. The event will take place Aug. 12-15. City officials are also looking into launching a Don Knotts chapter of "The Andy Griffith Show" Rerun Watchers Club.

Other West Virginia celebs who may be honored in the future include "Alias" star Jennifer Garner, Soupy Sales, Chris Sarandon, country singer Brad Paisley, Kathy Mattea and Ann Magnuson.

Knotts is best known as "The Andy Griffith Show's" Deputy Barney Fife, a role that won him five Emmy awards, and for playing landlord Ralph Furley on "Three's Company." He's also starred in a number of children's films such as "The Incredible Mr. Limpet," "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" and "The Apple Dumpling Gang." He returns to his kiddie fare roots with the upcoming "Chicken Little," which hits theaters in November.