diff --git a/pages/home.html b/pages/home.html
index 88d92ee..59cf327 100644
--- a/pages/home.html
+++ b/pages/home.html
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 					<input type="submit" class="login-button" value="Log in" />
 				</form>
 			</div>
+			<div class="updates-wrapper">
+				<h2 class="updates-title">---News---</h3>
+				<p class="update-content"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: black">Update 1: </span>Registration is closed until further notice for development; though still mostly functional for the time being. Thank you for your patience.</p>
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/styles/styles.css b/styles/styles.css
index ace817c..99d7fa2 100644
--- a/styles/styles.css
+++ b/styles/styles.css
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ body {
 	padding-bottom: 15px;
 	border-radius: 5px;
 	background-color: #fff;
-	box-shadow: 10px 10px 10px lightgrey;
+	box-shadow: 8px 8px 8px lightgrey;
 }
 
 .username {
@@ -84,6 +84,31 @@ body {
 	top: -5px;
 }
 
+.updates-wrapper {
+	position: relative;
+	float: right;
+	top: -215px;
+	right: 5px;
+	border: 1px solid black;
+	border-radius: 5px;
+	background-color: #fff;
+	padding-top: 5px;
+	padding-bottom: 15px;
+	width: 500px;
+}
+
+.updates-title {
+	position: relative;
+	text-align: center;
+}
+
+.update-content {
+	position: relative;
+	margin-left: 10px;
+	color: blue;
+}
+
+
 .about-content {
 	font-size: 1rem;
 }
@@ -93,3 +118,11 @@ body {
 	justify-content: center;
 }
 
+.topics-board-wrapper {
+	border: 1px solid black;
+	padding: 25px;
+	margin-left: 50px;
+	margin-right: 50px;
+	border-radius: 5px;
+	background-color: #fff;
+}