Las Cruces Daily Digest Saturday, July 25, 2026

Ty's Take

The Noble Spear has always been the kind of place where you walk in expecting one thing and leave with something you didn't know you needed. That's the whole point of a community theater, really, especially in a town that's growing faster than it can sometimes keep up with. When you're watching subdivisions replace pecan groves and the city council's arguing about water again, there's something that matters about a stage where people still show up to make something together, just because. This week's creativity from that troupe reminds you why Las Cruces needs these anchors, the ones that don't make the headlines about growth and sprawl but hold the real heart of the place steady anyway.

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Creativity from the Noble Spear

Sixteen-year-old Emma Alkire, a homeschooled student from Las Cruces, runs Noble Spear, an art business creating watercolor cards, bookmarks, and stickers to fund her church youth activities and mission trips. The talented musician and aspiring nurse prices her handmade items affordably, from $1 to...

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