Silver City Daily Digest Friday, June 05, 2026
Ty's Take
Two new faces on the County Commission, a downtown storefront filling after months vacant, five brush fires that didn't spread—on the surface, a decent week in Grant County. But underneath it's the usual tug-of-war that never really quits around here. New commissioners come in with their own ideas about mining, development, conservation, and how to balance what keeps people fed against what keeps them sane. Meanwhile a teenager sits in custody facing a murder charge, and you have to wonder what broke in his world before things got to this point. Silver City's never been a place where the easy stories tell the whole thing.
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Silver City Daily Press
Ferranti, Medina win County Commission seats
Jenny Ferranti won the Democratic primary for Grant County Commission District 1 with 40 percent of the vote, while incumbent Eloy Medina secured his seat in District 2 with a commanding 60-40 victory over challenger Gilbert Diaz Guadiana. Despite a power outage at the county administration...
Retail Therapy now a real option downtown
Lauren Bland opened Retail Therapy, a new upscale resale shop on downtown Silver City's Broadway, offering curated secondhand clothing and housewares from Thursday through Sunday. The store allows customers to buy quality items made from natural fibers or consign their own clean, gently used goods...
Forest sees five quickly extinguished fire starts
The Gila National Forest responded to five fire starts last week, including one human-caused blaze at the Little Walnut Disc Golf Course and four lightning-sparked fires from recent thunderstorms, all of which were quickly contained and extinguished. Firefighters credited coordinated training...
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Grant County Beat
16-year-old Charged With Murder Will Remain in Custody
A 16-year-old remains in custody facing first-degree murder charges for the premeditated killing of 19-year-old Carlos Rodriguez and the attempted murder of a juvenile, crimes allegedly committed when the defendant was 15 years old. The case is being prosecuted as a serious felony in Grant County.
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