Published: August 24, 2018

COLUMBIA FIRE CHIEF TY COBB WAS HONORED THURSDAY EVENING AS HE WAS PRESENTED WITH THE FIRST CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM READERS OF THE DAILY HERALD. THE NEWS PUBLICATION REPORTS AN ALL TIME HIGH 107 THOUSAND VOTERS PARTICIPATED IN THE THE POLL. OTHER CANDIDATES INCLUDED THE LATE DAILY HERALD SPORTS EDITOR MARION WILHOITE, COLUMBIA POWER AND WATER'S KELLEY MCCALL AND RETIRED COLUMBIA DR. ESLICK DANIEL. COBB WHO WAS NAMED FIRE CHIEF ONE YEAR AGO AFTER THE DEATH OF FORMER CHIEF TOMMY HEMPHILL ADVISED HE WAS HONORED TO BE NOMINATED WITH THREE GREAT MAURY COUNTIANS. TO ENHANCE THE BEST OF MAURY COUNTY AWARDS PROGRAM WHICH BEGAN 15 YEARS AGO, THE PAPER WANTED TO CREATE THE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE.