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City fires up new wastewater belt press
In August, the City of Bowie wastewater processing plant staff fired up its new belt press last week as a company representative set-up the unit that is expected to help the city save money on disposal and extend the life of the older belt press.
Purchase of the belt press, which is a dewatering system for plant sludge, has been on the water treatment center’s capital wish list for several years; however, its $250,000 price tag never made the cut during budget time.
As the city staff planned the utility retrofit for water and electric meters, Ameresco staff and city financial advisers found they could include the belt press in the program. The nearly $3.7 million project is funded through a 15-year Qualified Energy Conservation Bond program with a one percent interest rate. The new press will help reduce the load on the 10-year-old belt press, as well as providing a new more efficient machine.
County officials approved a ban on outdoor burning effective on Jan. 12. The official order with the ban stipulations should be released later this morning.
At least three county athletes qualified for the State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock next weekend.
Bowie’s Brayden Willett finished 7th at the Region I-3A Meet Monday in Lubbock with a time of 16:46.50. He was followed by teammates Monte Mayfield with a time of 18:08.90, Kellen Rater with a 18:22.0 time, Jackson Frye in 18:40.10, Shawn Willett in 18:42.60, Austin Jones in 19:10 and Hayden Sutton with a 20:44.3 time.
The Lady Rabbits were paced by Ollie Gaston in 13:04.2. Bowie had five more runners taking part including Laney Segura in 14:33, Bella Lozano in 14:34.7, Mariah Tompkins in 14:56.5, Scarlett Aviles in 15:50.9 and Isabella Caswell in 17:09.
For further information, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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