Emily Fleming, Editor
Hi! My name is Emily Fleming and I'm a senior at Brashier Middle College. This year will be my third on the newspaper staff. The past two years, I have enjoyed writing articles as a reporter, but this year I'm an editor! Outside of the Bengal Beat, I enjoy hunting and anything to do with art. I've been working at Spike's After School with children for about two years now. I am very excited to grow even more as a writer and take on the new responsibility of helping other writers this year in newspaper, as well as get close to new members of the staff!
![Fountain Inn is currently in the process of building a high school that will provide residents living near it with an even closer small-town feeling. Formerly, the original high school was located in the Younts Center. Now, the new school will help with the overcrowding that is taking place in Mauldin High School and Hillcrest High School. “I’m very excited about [the new high school], I was involved in the initial planning of it when I was the principal of Fountain Inn Elementary. I really think it’s a great opportunity for the town for expanding while keeping the hometown feel for the kids who get to attend,” said Brashier Guidance Counselor Glenn Wile (Photo courtesy of Emily Fleming).](https://brashiermiddlecollegenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FI-High-900x600.jpg)
![and firemen who keep the community safe and work every day to protect the residents of Fountain Inn from whatever may be occurring at any given point of the day. In addition, they create a strong community by connecting with the people of the town “The police department has many programs that help [enhance] the town, such as National Night Out, Senior Watch Program, Kids Camp, and Christmas programs. Besides all the programs the police department offers, just having officers riding around can reduce crime rates, traffic offenses, and it can deter future crimes. The police department works hard to build a positive relationship with the community in hopes to build an even better, stronger, and more vibrant town than we have now,” said Fountain Inn Police Officer Jake Chupp (Photo courtesy of Jody Garrett).](https://brashiermiddlecollegenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FI-Fire-900x600.jpg)
![For almost every holiday, Fountain Inn has an event. Whether it’s a festival or a parade, they are willing to go all out and enjoy the events. “I think all the events that Fountain Inn does around the holidays really make the town stand out because so many great people, from a great place, [are able] to get together and enjoy family time,” added Wile (Photo courtesy of Emily Fleming).](https://brashiermiddlecollegenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FI-Fall-Festival-900x600.jpg)
