Silver City Daily Digest Sunday, August 09, 2026
Ty's Take
Grant Memorial Regional Medical Center inching forward on its fixes, Cobre Schools squeezing nickels on food and custodial work, and a new superintendent finding out fast that the job looks a lot different from the outside looking in. These are the stories of an institution-heavy week, which is what happens when you're a town built on a mining economy that's no longer mining much. The hospital, the schools, the county government, the university,they're what holds Silver City together now, and when they're all working on their balance sheets at once, you notice. Here's hoping the trustees know what they're doing at GRMC, and that whatever savings Cobre finds don't come at the cost of the people doing the work.
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Trustees: GRMC showing progress
Gila Regional Medical Center's board of trustees welcomed two new members this week and celebrated the hospital's financial and service improvements under CEO Robert Whitaker's leadership. The hospital purchased two properties in Silver City to expand primary care, opening a new Hilltop Clinic on...
Cobre Schools look at contracting out food service, custodians
Cobre Consolidated Schools held a special meeting to address severe financial strain, including discussion of leasing the golf course to the city of Bayard and seeking contractors for food service and custodial operations. The school board learned the food service department overspent by $200,000...
New superintendent steps into first year at Cobre
Verenice Gutierrez began her first year as superintendent of Cobre Consolidated School District by visiting classrooms at C.C. Snell Middle School to connect with students and assess their learning. Gutierrez brings 20 years of education experience, including teaching in Gadsden and serving schools...
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