No, you would prepare a fact sheet complete with a background file, call to arrange a reporter visit if possible, and be prepared to write it and interview yourself and others if necessary (for quotes). Sometimes for a small paper they will send a photog only and take the printed stuff back to the editor or assigned reporter to cobble up a short piece. Often, the crucial info can be squeezed into a caption, by a good copywriter. Papers are hungry for pix that can do the job for them and they know readers are drawn to pix to see what is being said about local people they know, or don't know. So also be prepared, if they send no one, to provide the photo as well. Look at the paper of your choice to see how mundane the photos are, until you see the caption that actually tells the story.

Many reporters and editors also like getting text pasted into email they can grab and put into their system to save them typing time. A fact sheet and file might include a copy in plain text or .rtf form they can use the same way at their option. They do not all know how to use attachments, and you want to make it all as easy as possible-- and then make it even easier.

~Susan