diff --git a/src/Services/MessagingService.cs b/src/Services/MessagingService.cs
index f50332b..b419477 100644
--- a/src/Services/MessagingService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/MessagingService.cs
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ public class MessagingService
 
     public ArrayOfCombinedListMessage ConstructCombinedMessageArray(Viking viking, Viking publicViking)
     {
+        // get now timestamp
+        DateTime now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
         // get all messages in viking board
         List<Model.Message> messages = ctx.Messages.Where(e => e.ToVikingId == publicViking.Id).ToList();
 
@@ -245,6 +248,28 @@ public class MessagingService
             }
         }
 
+        // add announcements all the time
+        Announcement[] announcements = new Announcement[0];
+
+        if (viking.GameVersion <= ClientVersion.Max_OldJS && (viking.GameVersion & ClientVersion.WoJS) != 0)
+            announcements = XmlUtil.DeserializeXml<AnnouncementList>(XmlUtil.ReadResourceXmlString("announcements_wojs")).Announcements;
+        else if (viking.GameVersion == ClientVersion.SS)
+            announcements = XmlUtil.DeserializeXml<AnnouncementList>(XmlUtil.ReadResourceXmlString("announcements_ss")).Announcements;
+
+        foreach (var announcement in announcements)
+        {
+            if(announcement.Type == AnnouncementType.Text)
+            {
+                CombinedListMessage announcementMsg = new CombinedListMessage
+                {
+                    MessageType = 5,
+                    MessageBody = XmlUtil.SerializeXml(announcement),
+                    MessageDate = now
+                };
+                combinedListMessages.Add(announcementMsg);
+            }
+        }
+
         // save any changes made to db
         ctx.SaveChanges();