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Photos by Meredith Phillips below the text
Cobre Schools hosted its annual Summerfest at Cobre High School on Saturday, July 26, 2025. The main attraction for the parents and incoming students is to qualify for free school supplies by collecting 10 signatures from the many vendors that take part in the event.
Some are food vendors but most are informational booths, such as those for the individual schools, WNMU, law enforcement, and the Silver City Museum. Games and activities entice students and adults to take part in the fun.
The Cobre state championship Cheer Squad was present, including Coach Kaytie Marquez and Assistant Coach Leilani Marquez (far right) with their mascot, Christian McBride, and some of their champion athletes and new recruits (Jasmine Steele, Allie Peru, Gabby Medina, Ezmyah Dominguez, Aimerie Pena, Kloie Rodriquez, and Alexis Carrillo).
The Castillo-Delgado family said the event gets better every year.
[This photographer stated, of the owner of Fork Off: "His chicken fusion taco with Asian influence was the best thing I've eaten in Silver to date!"]
[She also discovered why a lemonade booth was called "Not Yo Momma's Lemonade": "Q: Why are you called that? A: Is your momma here? Q: No. A: That's why!"]
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- Category: Front Page News
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
As part of the annual CLAY Festival in Silver City, the last two days, Saturday and Sunday, feature a Clay Market, with pottery and other ceramic artists participating to show off, as well as sell their work. Several are usually from Silver City, and this year, the market featured several from Tuscon and Ajo, as well as El Paso, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe, and from other New Mexico towns, including Roswell, Lordsburg and Deming. To this non-potter, the vast variety of items that can be made with a hunk of clay is astounding.
- Category: Front Page News
SILVER CITY. July 30, 2025- Sixth Judicial District Attorney Norman Wheeler issued a statement about the Animal Cruelty Case involving a Grant County Sheriff's Deputy.
"It is essential that all law enforcement officers uphold the laws they have sworn to enforce and conduct themselves in a way that earns public trust and respect. Unfortunately, in this case it is alleged, a defenseless animal was killed by a Deputy in an act of cruelty. Deputy Alejandro Gomez will now face charges of extreme animal cruelty, as a defendant in the court of law.
- Category: Front Page News
By Michael LaReaux
The May 8 meeting of the Grant County Board of Commissioners began with the Pledge of allegiance, followed by a salute to the state flag. The board approved the meeting agenda and opened the floor for public input. When no one came forward to speak, Chairman Chris Ponce closed the public input portion of the meeting and moved on to the next agenda item.
Pursuant to regulations, the Board of Commissioners is required to hold a public hearing on the resolution addressing the subject of fireworks restrictions in unincorporated areas of Grant County. Severe drought conditions persist, despite the recent arrival of some precipitation. The board received no public input, and the hearing was closed. County Manager Charlene Webb recommended that the fireworks restrictions remain in place, citing the "exceptional drought conditions" that linger in the county.
District 5 Commissioner Thomas Shelley asked about an apparent contradiction in the restriction. "Just wondering why section 2 says we're not allowing the use of fireworks and section 3 opens it up. Why is that in there?"
- Category: Front Page News
By Frost McGahey
Investigative Journalist
Silver City Daily Press Photo -Silver City Police Chief Freddie Portillo, left, shakes hands with Code Enforcement Officer Thomas Hernandez at June 12, Town Council Meeting.At the Silver City Town Council meeting on June 24, 2025, animal control officers and code enforcement officers recognized Police Chief Freddie Portillo. He was presented with a letter of appreciation and a plaque. However, only two police officers showed.
The recognition came eleven days after the Grant County Beat filed an Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) to obtain a copy of the Vote of No Confidence filed by the Police Union in 2024 against Chief Portillo. The IPRA request was denied by the city.
The setting for the ceremony was ironic as police officers are forbidden to go directly to the Town Council members if they have a problem with Portillo. They have to go to him first, then Alex Brown, the town manager. From the praise the Council members heaped on Portillo, they probably don’t realize that the Chief’ might have created a Potemkin Village.
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[Editor's Note: This is progress on getting the blotters back. An employee will soon get training on how to pull and print more information . Thanks for your patience.]
Sunday, July 13
Welfare check – E. 12th Street
Unattended death – Tracy Circle
Suspicious vehicle – Cantada Creek
Welfare check – W. 13th Street
Suspicious person – W. Broadway
Overdose – N. Christian Flury Drive
Suspicious activity – W. Montana Street
Domestic disturbance – Ranch Club Road
Criminal trespass warning – N. Rosedale Road
Welfare check – E. 20th Street
Monday, July 14
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