Commission honors staff and deputies who performed life-saving CPR in county office

The Lee County Commission began its meeting by recognizing a team of county employees and deputies who intervened when a woman suffered a medical emergency while visiting the county office on Aug. 24. The chair said the woman “fell out of her chair” and that staff and deputies performed CPR and coordinated emergency services, efforts he said likely saved her life.

The chair asked named staff and deputies to stand, including Grady Lattimore, Deputy Pierce Moore and Carolyn Golden, and credited Mary Arnold and Ed Brown for directing traffic and calling 911. “Because of this crowd, because of those 7 people up there, along with mister Lattimore, this lady is doing spectacular,” the chair said. He urged the audience to thank the responders and noted that the incident underscored how quickly a medical emergency can turn fatal if it happened in another location without immediate help.