Local News · Page A2
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[Sample Lead Story Headline Set in Capitals Across the Page]
[A one-sentence deck in italics that tells the reader what the story is about and why it matters today]
[Opening paragraph. This is sample text that shows how a lead story sets on the front page. The first paragraph should carry the most important facts: who, what, where and when. On the front page it begins with a drop cap and flows across three columns.]
[Second paragraph. Add the next most important details and the first quotation from a named source. Keep paragraphs short, two to four sentences, so the narrow newspaper columns stay easy to read.]
[Third paragraph. Explain the background a reader needs to understand the news. If a decision was made, say who made it and what happens next. If there is a meeting or deadline, give the date, time and place.]
[Fourth paragraph. This is where the front page usually stops and the jump line appears, sending the reader to the full story. Everything below continues on the story page.]
[Fifth paragraph. On the story page the full text runs in a single, wider column at a larger size for comfortable reading.]
[Sixth paragraph. Close with what comes next, or with a final quotation that sums up what the news means for people in Sevier County.]