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The Independent
03-07-2025
- The Independent
Alabama sets nitrogen execution for man convicted of killing store clerk during 1997 robbery
Alabama has scheduled a September execution by nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a 1997 robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a Sept. 25 execution date for Geoffrey Todd West. West, now 49, is on the death row for killing Margaret Parrish Berry. Prosecutors said West drove to Harold's Chevron in Attalla with plans to rob the store where he once worked. Berry, 33, was shot in the back of the head while lying on the floor behind the counter, prosecutors said. Court records state that $250 was taken from a cookie can that held the store's money. A jury convicted West of capital murder and voted 10-2 to recommend a death sentence. A judge adopted the jury's recommendation and sentenced West to death. Etowah County Circuit Judge William Cardwell during the 1999 sentencing said it was difficult to order the execution of a young man but said the shooting death was 'clearly deliberate and intentional, carried out execution style.' Prosecutors also charged West's girlfriend with the slaying. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Alabama last year became the first state to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas, a method that involves pumping nitrogen through a face mask and depriving the inmate of oxygen. The method has now been used in six executions — five in Alabama and one in Louisiana. Alabama has scheduled another nitrogen execution in August. West was one of several Alabama inmates who selected nitrogen as their preferred execution method after state lawmakers authorized the method. He made the selection before Alabama developed procedures for the method.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Etowah County home listings asked for more money in May - see the current median price here
The median home in Etowah County listed for $277,000 in May, up 4.3% from the previous month's $265,675, an analysis of data from shows. Compared to May 2024, the median home list price increased 11.8% from $248,450. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Etowah County, not houses that were sold. Information on your local housing market, along with other useful community data, is available at Etowah County's median home was 2,020 square feet, listed at $130 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is up 6.3% from May 2024. More: Lightning injures dozens within days: What to know about Alabama weather and staying safe Listings in Etowah County moved slowly, at a median 57 days listed compared to the May national median of 51 days on the market. In the previous month, homes had a median of 51 days on the market. Around 120 homes were newly listed on the market in May, a 1.7% increase from 118 new listings in May 2024. The median home prices issued by may exclude many, or even most, of a market's homes. The price and volume represent only single-family homes, condominiums or townhomes. They include existing homes, but exclude most new construction as well as pending and contingent sales. In Alabama, median home prices were $340,000, a slight increase from April. The median Alabama home listed for sale had 1,943 square feet, with a price of $169 per square foot. Throughout the United States, the median home price was $440,000, a slight increase from the month prior. The median American home for sale was listed at 1,840 square feet, with a price of $234 per square foot. The median home list price used in this report represents the midway point of all the houses or units listed over the given period of time. Experts say the median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market than the average list price, which would mean taking the sum of all listing prices then dividing by the number of homes sold. The average can be skewed by one particularly low or high price. The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu. Our News Automation and AI team would like to hear from you. Take this survey and share your thoughts with us. This article originally appeared on The Gadsden Times: Etowah County home listings asked for more money in May - see the current median price here
