Cole Peurifoy, 5, of Concord, brought the woolly worm which captured first place in Saturday races at the 33rd Annual Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk. Cole Peurifoy, 5, of Concord, brought the ...

A horde of kids made the Arnold Branch of the Jefferson County Library conference room anything but quiet on Thursday afternoon. The reason that the dozens of youngsters on hand were creating a ruckus ...

New Carlisle got a head start on the Independence Day holiday with events last week. Saturday night’s early fireworks display set the mood. The biggest New Carlisle event, however, may have evaded the ...

Every October, thousands of people gather in the small mountain town of Banner Elk, North Carolina to predict the duration of winter. But instead of a famous groundhog in the spotlight, the job ...

All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter. All hail the woolly worm, harbinger of winter.The annual ...

AVERY COUNTY — The Woolly Worm Festival is crawling its way into Avery County classrooms this week in a big way, as organizers and educators have teamed up to bring the worm races to the schools ahead ...

FARGO - Children cheered and encouraged their worms on Tuesday during the "Wriggly Worms" story and craft day at the Fargo Public Library. The first worm who wriggled across the green finish line was ...

The idea that a worm can predict the weather is no sillier than believing a groundhog can do it. So on Oct. 21, the North Carolina mountain town of Banner Elk is having its 40th annual Woolly Worm ...