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A Johnson County, Tenn., jury on Wednesday found Joey Allen Ponce guilty on two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of employing a firearm with the intent to go armed in the shooting of a Johnson County deputy, according to the county clerk’s office. The case began with an armed robbery at the QP store in Vilas on April 22, 2025. Prosecutors have said they will seek life in prison, and sentencing is set for Feb. 16, 2027.
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, so clocks fall back one hour and you get an extra hour of sleep. Under current law, daylight saving time runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, and 19 states have passed legislation for year-round daylight saving time if Congress allows it.
The Watauga County Cooperative Extension’s Farm City Banquet takes place Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m. The evening includes a dinner sourced from local farms and catered by JP Mason & Coyote Kitchen, followed by producer of the year awards, the Farm Family of the Year honor and the Boone Chamber’s Tuckwiller Award.
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