- April 26, 2024
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by: Ashleigh Taylor
Flagler County Sheriff's Office
Kadance Nickmeyer is a very busy 11th grader a Matanzas High School. She was in Jacksonville over the weekend emceeing a Women of Distinction event with more than 2,000 in attendance. She recently won the Girl Scouts Gold Award for creating a Domestic Violence website, which is the highest achievement you can receive and is the equivalent to an Eagle Scout. And on April 21, she got to ride along with Sheriff Rick Staly.
“I don’t know how she does it all. I thought I work long hours,” Staly said.
Nickmeyer earned the day with the sheriff by winning an essay contest. In her essay, she wrote about how important it is for officers to have good relationships with the people in the neighborhoods they work in.
She and Staly started the day off at Flagler Palm Coast High School, where they handed out Great Kids awards. In the process they joined deputies staking out a stolen car and joined in the arrest of the driver. After spending the morning traveling to two other schools and helping with the stolen car and a quick lunch, it was time to meet up with deputies and the SWAT team for a drug raid briefing. Staly and his team raided a home in Bunnell, ultimately finding trafficking amounts of fentanyl, a variety of pills and heroin. Nickmeyer said that by far, this was the most exciting part of her day.
After a successful raid, it was time to go to the District 2 office in Palm Coast to award volunteers with Presidential Awards for their volunteerism. Then they headed back to the Justice Center to see the newest round of Flagler County Sheriff’s Office employees getting sworn in and a retirement celebration.
Nickmeyer then met with local media at the end of her day before leaving to take her mom, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, to an appointment.
“Kadance truly does it all," Staly said. "She is a very mature kid. I don’t know if I’ve ever met anyone her age who has their life completely planned out. I’m excited to have her in our community and can’t wait to see what she does in life. She’s going to go on to do big things."
Nickmeyer plays basketball, swims and runs track. When she graduates, she wants to be a fighter pilot in the Air Force.
This was the first year for Flagler County Sheriff’s Office “Win a Day with the Sheriff” contest. Staly is looking forward to doing the same contest next year.
