Council OKs donations

End of Watch Memorial Run and Jay Pro Rodeo get town’s help

The Jay council approved Monday night to donate monies to two different non-profit events that benefit local law enforcement and Jay area youth and the use of the town's new bleachers for a non-profit event.

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Deputy Caleb Cook requested a donation from the town for the second annual End of Watch Memorial Run, which commemorates and helps law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty and their families with financial assistance.

The run will begin in Milton at 8 a.m., Thursday, May 16, make a loop around the county, have a team transition...