DECATUR OFFICER DIES OFF DUTY — Decatur Police Department Officer Rudopho Arizola, 40, of Decatur passed away Monday evening after experiencing a medical emergency at the QuikTrip in Decatur. Arizola was off duty at the time of his passing. Decatur Police Chief Delvon Campbell described Arizola as someone who was dedicated to the profession of policing. “His servant heart and humor made him an officer that everyone wanted to be around,” Campbell said. “He cared for people and wanted to be a difference maker.” A memorial service for Arizola is pending. “As we mourn the loss of Officer Arizola, we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and loved ones,” Decatur PD said in a post on Facebook. “Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time of grief and loss. We ask that their privacy be respected as they navigate through this challenging period.”
ANOTHER RAINY DAY — Showers and possibly thunderstorms are expected today with rain chances at 70 percent. Otherwise it will be cloudy with a north northwest wind 5-10 mph increasing to 15-20 mph in the afternoon with gusts as high as 30 mph. Rain chances should decrease this evening. Today’s high will be around 61 with an overnight low of 48.
BASEBALL RESULTS — Bridgeport (4-8, 2-5) suffered a 4-1 District 8-4A loss to Castleberry Tuesday.
MEDICARE CLASS — A Medicare 101 class is offered the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Redeemer Church, 312 Texas 114 in Bridgeport. For more information or to RSVP call John Ward at 940-210-0978.
TRASH BASH — The Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) will host the Lake Bridgeport Trash Bash 8-10 a.m. Saturday in the communities surrounding the lake. The annual cleanup event will provide volunteers a chance to remove unsightly trash and debris surrounding the lake. Prior to the event, volunteers will be provided trash bags and gloves in order to safely collect the trash. Participants can pick up trash throughout the morning, and then attend the Trash Bash Volunteer After-Party from 10 a.m.-noon at Lakefront Beach across from TRWD’s Lake Bridgeport Office, 1560 FM 1658 in Bridgeport. Visit trwd.com/trashbash.
MZ CRAFT BEE — The MZ Craft Bee, a day of scrapbooking and crafting, will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday in the Fellowship Hall at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 615 County Road 1280. Call or text Donna 940-393-8662 or call Jeannie 940-427-5941. Watch the Facebook page for upcoming special events.
MOBILE FOOD PANTRY — First Methodist Church Bridgeport will have its mobile food pantry 8-9:30 a.m. Thursday. Cars can begin to line up in the Bridgeport Middle School parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Food is provided for 275 families each month, with some kind of meat, along with vegetables and fruit available. Volunteers are always welcome to help distribute food and meet at 7 a.m. in the First Methodist Church parking lot. Contact Denise Bailey at 940-257-3578.
ECLIPSE PHOTOS ONLINE — Readers and Messenger staff submitted photos of Monday’s solar eclipse for an online gallery. To view the photos, click here, and be sure to check out this week’s Wise Up podcast recorded at Monday’s eclipse party at Harmon Park in Decatur.
FUNERALS — Service for Milton Andress, 88, of Boyd is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Aurora Baptist Church with burial at Aurora Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 tonight at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur.
FUNERAL for Homer Allen Horton, 74, of Paradise is 1:30 p.m. Friday at Cottondale Baptist Church with burial at Paradise Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins-Decatur.
FUNERAL for Annie Lee Dawson, 71, of Decatur is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawkins-Decatur with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
MEMORIAL graveside for Philip Rawls, 71, of Dallas is 3 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove No. 1 Cemetery. Hawkins-Decatur is handling arrangements.
MEMORIAL service for Shirley Louise Morgan Fortenberry, 88, is 10:30 a.m. April 22 at Slidell Baptist Church. Family visitation is 9:30 a.m. at the church. Hawkins-Decatur is handling arrangements.
SERVICE for David Sanders, 91, of Bridgeport is pending at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
GRAVESIDE service for Florence Greenfield, 82, of Boyd is 11 a.m. today at Boyd Cemetery. Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd is handling arrangements.
MEMORIAL service for Terry Wayne Lindsay, 72, of Alvord is 10:30 a.m. Friday at Grace Fellowship Church in Paradise. Family visitation is 10 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
MEMORIAL service for Kip Turner, 69, formerly of Boyd is 1 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church in Boyd.
MEMORIAL for Juana Edna Ramsey, 90, is 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Cottondale.
Prayers for the family and the Officer God bless all of you