generic 1 post loop

	<?php 
	//Nature News loop, featured article with thumbnail
  	$args = array (
  		'posts_per_page'         => '1',
		 'page_id'              => '4444'
  	);
		
  	$query = new WP_Query( $args );
  		echo '<h3 class="title">The Title</h3>';
  		// The Loop
  		if ( $query->have_posts() ) {
  			while ( $query->have_posts() ) {
  				$query->the_post();
			  	echo '<div class="featured-image">';
				echo '  <a href="'.get_permalink().'"><img src="' . get_thumb_url(get_thumbnail_src($post->ID),300,200) . '" alt="" /></a>';
			  	echo '</div>';
  				echo '<h4><a href="' . get_permalink() .'">'. get_the_title() . '</a></h4>';	
  				echo '<p>'. the_excerpt(). '</p>';
  			}
  		} else {
  			echo '<h3> Sorry, no posts found</h3>';
  		}
		wp_reset_postdata();