Kassie Simmons
Anchor/Multimedia journalist
Wilmington, NC
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Kassie Simmons joined the WECT team in January 2021 as an anchor and multimedia journalist.
Kassie is originally from West Point, Virginia. She graduated from Virginia Tech in 2019 after studying Multimedia Journalism and Creative Writing. Before her graduation, Kassie interned for her hometown newspaper the Tidewater Review and WSLS in Roanoke, Virginia.
After graduation, Kassie worked at WOAY in southern West Virginia as an anchor and reporter. Over the course of two years, she covered everything from crime to feel-good features. Kassie has a passion for local news and loves talking to community members about the good going on in their hometown.
While she loved the amazing hikes the Mountain State has to offer, she’s excited to be back on the coast. When she’s not working, you might find her walking her dog on the beach or checking out some local restaurants.
If you have a story idea for Kassie, email her at kassie.simmons@wect.com or find her on Facebook or Twitter.
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Football games at Whiteville High School won’t be the same without the Bellamy brothers there to cheer on their former teammates.
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Medical bills are a common stressor but one woman has been living a nightmare ever since she was blindsided with $42,000 in bills she thought had already been paid.
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With summer quickly approaching, Chris Mangum should be preparing for the crowds of visitors that will want to take a ride out on the water but instead, he’s preparing for a lawsuit.
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The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina’s Wilmington Branch welcomed neighbors to visit its new home on Greenfield Street on Saturday.
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In southeastern North Carolina, strawberry farmers have built a name for themselves as customers from as far away as Sweden stop by to get a gallon of sweet berries.
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Our military members are known to be heroes but three Marines from Surf City share a heroic tale of a different kind after saving a dog and her three puppies.
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A week after authorities arrested an Ashley High School student who reportedly had a loaded gun in his backpack, the New Hanover County Board of Education planned to hear about school safety.
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Applause broke out in Brunswick County after Brian Chism swore in and traded his Chief Deputy badge for one that says “Sheriff.”
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As more people take advantage of the convenience of delivery, scammers are taking aim at the drivers who bring your food to your front door.
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A teenager accused of bringing a gun to gym class appeared in court on Wednesday as prosecutors asked the judge to hand down a $1 million bond.
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It was a shocking start to a typical Tuesday when a Wilmington business owner watched a man throw a large rock through his storefront window.
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Sheriff John Ingram’s chief deputy is the recommended choice to take over when the current sheriff retires this coming Sunday.
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Several collection sites across the Cape Fear collected unwanted drugs as part of National Prescription Drug Takeback Day on Saturday.
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As Debi Burnett mourns the loss of her daughter, Micsha Durham, who was murdered in Wilmington on April 11, she looks forward to the day her alleged killer faces trial.
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The City of Wilmington is one step closer to purchasing the Thermo Fisher building on North Front Street for $70 million.
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Situated between Brunswick and New Hanover counties, Eagles Island is known for its natural beauty, and conservationists and developers alike want to take advantage of that.
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An effort to bring clean water to H2GO customers is facing a major setback after three pump motor failures delayed progress on a reverse osmosis plant.
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For several years, leaders in Southport have known it needs to expand its wastewater sewer plant by either building one of its own or merging with the county. On Thursday, leaders will formally choose the latter.
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Paid parking could be coming to one of the only beach towns left where it’s free to park as commissioners in Topsail Beach are set to continue discussions on the matter at Wednesday’s meeting.
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David Hernandez’s family is begging for search teams to not give up on finding their son’s remains less than a week after he disappeared in the ocean at Fort Fisher.
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Surf City’s town council members were supposed to hold a public hearing for a proposed 700-unit development on Tuesday but that changed when the developer revised its plans for the property.
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As spring breakers set their eyes on the beachfront, leaders are begging them to take caution as search teams continue looking for a teenager who went missing over the weekend.
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KURE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Beaches are already seeing an influx of visitors, meaning many of them are making plans to handle the summer crowds.
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A doppler radar once partially blocked by trees is now operating at near-peak performance.
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Police have released new details of what led to three men’s arrest after a teenager reported an assault and several others claimed the trio was scamming people outside of the Shallotte Walmart.
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Governor Roy Cooper signed the Access to Healthcare Options bill into law on Monday, expanding Medicare access to more than 15,000 people in Wilmington and 600,000 people across North Carolina.
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Christian Recovery Centers, Inc. plans to expand its program to offer up to 24 months of assistance for clients and double its bed count as it purchases a new facility in Shallotte.
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The group Concerned Citizens of Pender County asked for 40 of the books to be removed.
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LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - NCDOT says they’ve received multiple complaints in the last several months about the striping along Highway 17 in Leland.
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Crowds of people were led to confusion Wednesday morning when hundreds lined up at Town Hall to buy non-resident parking passes hours before they went on sale.
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Golf carts may soon be a thing of the past in Carolina Beach as council members passed an ordinance to help phase out the popular way to get around.
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Commissioners approved a $45,811 down payment to enter into a contract with Axon to provide body cameras to the Pender County Sheriff’s Office.
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The board voted 9-4 to remove Ray Funderburk III.
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Attorney Gary Shipman says he was shocked when reading through what he describes as baseless allegations against Funderburk.
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As the position of a Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees member may be on the line, a former member says it’s President Jim Morton who should leave the board, instead.
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Traffic headaches continue as work on Front Street is now expected to continue into next week.
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Brunswick County is experiencing growing pains as the latest tax reassessment led some homeowners’ properties to rise in value by up to 75 percent.
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LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - A Leland man is a week and a half into a months-long hike across several states in an effort to raise money and awareness for veterans' and first responders’ mental health.
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New Hanover County Schools announced Tuesday they’ll be using monitoring software Lightspeed Systems to monitor activity on all district-owned laptop and desktop computers.
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Former Pender County Board of Education member Brad George was sworn in at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 21.
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A new contract is in place between Brunswick County and The Healing Place to help residents struggling with substance abuse.
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Two years after losing three neighbors and witnessing devastating damage to their homes, the Ocean Ridge Plantation community is still recovering.
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A local brewer is giving back to the community by partnering with a different nonprofit each month.
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Leaders in a beach town that’s popular as a vacation spot are considering a developer’s request to build a 106-room hotel on an island not known for tall buildings.
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A proposed new development along River Road in Brunswick County has neighbors concerned about wildlife, crime, and above all else, traffic impacts.
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A teenager’s lifelong dream to become a published author is coming true this week, though she is no longer here to see her work come to life through the artwork of a Wilmington artist.
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Search efforts are moving further north as South Carolina boater and duck hunter Tyler Doyle has been missing for nearly two weeks.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County’s Board of Education voted in favor of changing a policy to require students to play sports according to the gender on their birth certificate rather than the gender with which they identify.
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A sheriff’s office plagued with claims of racism is working to change the department, making several requests before the Columbus County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday.
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Lawmakers are pushing to give parents more control over their child’s education but opponents of the bill are concerned that it would hurt some students in the state’s public school system.
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