Isakson announces Military Service Academy Day 

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., has announced that the annual statewide U.S. Military Service Academy Day will be on Saturday, April 27, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta in coordination with the Georgia congressional delegation. The event is designed to help students with the application and nomination process for the nation’s five military service academies. Students will see presentations of requirements and expectations for admittance from representatives from all five academies, including admissions directors from the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy, an admissions officer from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the deputy director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Medical Examinations Review Board. Guests may arrive as early as 8:45 a.m. Photo identification will be required for admittance at the main gate. Each individual who is interested in attending must register in advance through Isakson’s website at https://www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/service-academies by April 16 at 5 p.m.

Live Oak man arrested for abusing pitbulls

LIVE OAK, Fla. — Three adult pitbulls and one pitbull puppy left in poor living conditions in October led to the arrest of a Live Oak man last week. Johnathon Levon Andrews, 33, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty on March 20. Those charges stemmed from an Oct. 17 incident when members of the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint of animal abuse and found the four pitbulls living in poor condition. The SCSO report states the dogs were found in a secluded wooded area of a residence of a relative of the suspect, who was identified by three witnesses as the dogs’ owner, and were emaciated to the point where their bones were clearly visible in their backs, ribs and hips. According to the report, all three of the adult dogs were on chains and only one had adequate shelter — a steel, open-ended barrel — to get out of inclement weather. The report states all the animals had wounds that were consistent with neglect. None of the dogs had food and only one had water, the report states. According to the report, the puppy was in a four feet by four feet fenced enclosure with only a small roof that was no sufficient for get shade from the sun or protection from rain. The puppy, underweight with bones clearly visible, was lethargic, frightened and aggressive, the report states. Based on the dry sand and feces covering the dogs’ living area, it appeared they had been living in that environment for an extended period of time, the report states.