The Sevier Chronicle

Stories of the Past & Present

Vol. I · No. 1

Sevier County, Tennessee

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Placeholder image standing in for the lead story photograph
[Photographer Name][Caption: who and what is in the photo, where, and when it was taken.]

By [Reporter Name]

[TOWN] — [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.]

Continued on Page A2

[Second Story Headline Stacked in Capitals]

[A shorter italic deck for the right-hand column]

By [Reporter Name]

[TOWN] — [Opening paragraph of the second story. This story runs in the narrow right-hand column of the front page, under a stacked headline, and needs no photograph.]

[Second paragraph. Give the essential facts and one quotation. The front page shows roughly the first hundred words, then a jump line.]

[Third paragraph. The rest of the story continues on its own page.]

[Fourth paragraph. Close with what happens next.]

Continued on Page A3

From the Archives

[Headline as Originally Printed]

[Our modern deck: one sentence on why this old story is worth reading today]

By [Original Author, or “Unsigned”]

[TOWN] — [Transcription, paragraph one. Transcribe the original text faithfully, keeping its spelling, punctuation, and word choices, even where they read oddly today. Correct only obvious typesetting errors, and mark each correction in square brackets.]

[Paragraph two of the transcription. Where the scan is unreadable, write “[illegible]” instead of guessing.]

[Paragraph three. The original page scan appears beside this transcription so readers can check it against the source.]

[Paragraph four. The credit block below the story names the original publication, date, writer, and the source of the scan.]

Continued on Page B1

Originally published in [Name of the Original Newspaper], January 1, 1900. Written by [Original Author, or Unsigned]. Courtesy of [Source, e.g. Chronicling America, Library of Congress].

[Community Story Headline]

[An italic deck about neighbors, a church, a school, or a club]

Placeholder image standing in for a community story photograph
[Photographer Name][Caption for the community photo.]

By [Contributor Name]

[TOWN] — [Opening paragraph of a community story: a person, a gathering, a milestone, or an anniversary. These stories sit below the fold on the front page.]

[Second paragraph with the details: names spelled correctly, ages where relevant, the place and the date.]

[Third paragraph with a quotation from someone involved.]

[Fourth paragraph telling readers how to take part, attend, or help.]

Continued on Page A4