{"id":66422,"date":"2015-07-31T09:42:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T14:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=66422"},"modified":"2015-07-31T09:42:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T14:42:44","slug":"randall-smith-memorial-details-finalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2015\/07\/31\/randall-smith-memorial-details-finalized\/","title":{"rendered":"Randall Smith memorial details finalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>VW independent\/submitted information<\/i><\/p>\n<p>PAULDING &#8212; Details have now been finalized for the memorial service for Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith, according to Paulding County Sheriff Keith Landers. Smith, who was a victim of the July 16 shootings at the Navy\/Marine Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was originally from Paulding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Smith-Randall-Memory-Cards.7.15.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-66423\" alt=\"Smith, Randall Memory Cards.7.15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Smith-Randall-Memory-Cards.7.15.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>Doors will open for the memorial service at 9:30 a.m. this Saturday, August 1. There will be two entrances to the event: one off Emerald Road and one off Water Street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone attending this service will walk through metal detectors,\u201d said Sheriff Landers. \u201cSafety of the people attending this memorial is my number one concern.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Landers also suggested that women leave handbags and large purses in their vehicles, and added that all attendees and bags will be subject to search.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely no weapons will be allowed on the school property,\u201d the sheriff added,<\/p>\n<p>For area residents interested in riding motorcycles with the multiple support clubs, there will be a staging area at First Christian Church, 1233 Emerald Road in Paulding, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. The motorcycles will depart from the church at 10 that morning, while the motorcycle route will travel south from the church on Emerald Road to Caroline Street, turn west onto Water Street and then north on Water Street to the designated parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to a large turnout from our citizens to show their respect for Petty Officer Smith and his family,\u201d said Sheriff Landers. \u201cParking is going to be our biggest issue to overcome due to the construction in the immediate area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The media staging lot will be the northwest corner of Caroline and Water streets. Media will enter the lot off Caroline Street and will need to provide credentials at the sheriff\u2019s command truck and receive a media pass to enter the media area in the gymnasium.\u00a0 Those who do not intend to be in the designated media area in the gymnasium will not need a media pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information PAULDING &#8212; Details have now been finalized for the memorial service for Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith, according to Paulding County Sheriff Keith Landers. Smith, who was a victim of the July 16 shootings at the Navy\/Marine Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was originally from Paulding. 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