diff --git a/assets/less/components/alert.less b/assets/less/components/alert.less
index 66a3b3d..d49857d 100644
--- a/assets/less/components/alert.less
+++ b/assets/less/components/alert.less
@@ -43,4 +43,10 @@
     border: 1px solid @alert-success-border-color;
     background: @alert-success-color;
   }
+
+  &--error {
+    color: @alert-error-text-color;
+    border: 1px solid @alert-error-border-color;
+    background: @alert-error-color;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/assets/less/settings.less b/assets/less/settings.less
index 97cacd7..54d2e83 100644
--- a/assets/less/settings.less
+++ b/assets/less/settings.less
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 @alert-primary-border-color: #b5cce3;
 @alert-primary-text-color: #172a3e;
 
+@alert-error-color: #f6d0d0;
+@alert-error-border-color: #d99797;
+@alert-error-text-color: #3a1d1d;
+
 // Forms
 @form-error-color: red;
 @form-text-input-background-color: #fff;
diff --git a/config/app_routes/frontpageconfig.yaml b/config/app_routes/frontpageconfig.yaml
index 31a4cde..bdca53e 100644
--- a/config/app_routes/frontpageconfig.yaml
+++ b/config/app_routes/frontpageconfig.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ frontpageconfig:
     controller: App\Controller\FrontPageConfigurationController::frontPageConfig
     path: /frontpageconfig
     methods: [GET, POST]
+
+frontpageconfig_removeannouncement:
+    controller: App\Controller\FrontPageConfigurationController::removeAnnouncement
+    path: /frontpageconfig/remove_announcement
+    methods: [POST]
diff --git a/src/Controller/FrontController.php b/src/Controller/FrontController.php
index 1e1f47e..22addc4 100644
--- a/src/Controller/FrontController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/FrontController.php
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 use App\Entity\User;
 use App\Entity\ForumConfiguration;
+use App\Entity\Submission;
 use App\Repository\ForumRepository;
 use App\Repository\ForumConfigurationRepository;
 use App\Repository\SubmissionRepository;
 use App\Utils\PermissionsChecker;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
 
 /**
  * Actions that list submissions across many forums.
@@ -28,10 +30,14 @@
  *   instead.
  */
 final class FrontController extends AbstractController {
-    public function front(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, ForumConfigurationRepository $fcr, string $sortBy, int $page) {
+    public function front(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, ForumConfigurationRepository $fcr, string $sortBy, int $page, EntityManager $em) {
         $user = $this->getUser();
 
         $siteConfig = $fcr->findSitewide();
+        $announcementSubmission = null;
+        if($siteConfig->getAnnouncementSubmissionId() != null) {
+            $announcementSubmission = $em->find("App\\Entity\\Submission", $siteConfig->getAnnouncementSubmissionId());
+        }
 
         if (!$user instanceof User) {
             //$listing = User::FRONT_FEATURED;
@@ -45,20 +51,20 @@ public function front(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, ForumConfig
 
         switch ($listing) {
           case User::FRONT_SUBSCRIBED:
-              return $this->subscribed($fr, $sr, $sortBy, $page, $siteConfig);
+              return $this->subscribed($fr, $sr, $sortBy, $page, $siteConfig, $announcementSubmission);
           case User::FRONT_FEATURED:
-              return $this->featured($fr, $sr, $sortBy, $page, $siteConfig);
+              return $this->featured($fr, $sr, $sortBy, $page, $siteConfig, $announcementSubmission);
           case User::FRONT_ALL:
               //return $this->all($sr, $sortBy, $page, $siteConfig);
-              return $this->all($fr, $sr, $sortBy, $page, $siteConfig);
+              return $this->all($fr, $sr, $sortBy, $page, $siteConfig, $announcementSubmission);
           case User::FRONT_MODERATED:
-              return $this->moderated($fr, $sr, $sortBy, $page, $siteConfig);
+              return $this->moderated($fr, $sr, $sortBy, $page, $siteConfig, $announcementSubmission);
           default:
               throw new \InvalidArgumentException('bad front page selection');
         }
     }
 
-    public function featured(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $sortBy, int $page, ForumConfiguration $siteConfig) {
+    public function featured(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $sortBy, int $page, ForumConfiguration $siteConfig, Submission $announcementSubmission) {
         $forums = $fr->findFeaturedForumNames();
         $submissions = $sr->findFrontPageSubmissions($forums, $sortBy, $page);
 
@@ -68,10 +74,11 @@ public function featured(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $
             'submissions' => $submissions,
             'sort_by' => $sortBy,
             'announcement' => $siteConfig->getAnnouncement(),
+            'announcementSubmission' => $announcementSubmission,
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function subscribed(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $sortBy, int $page, ForumConfiguration $siteConfig) {
+    public function subscribed(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $sortBy, int $page, ForumConfiguration $siteConfig, Submission $announcementSubmission) {
         $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('ROLE_USER');
 
         $forums = $fr->findSubscribedForumNames($this->getUser());
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ public function subscribed(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string
             'sort_by' => $sortBy,
             'submissions' => $submissions,
             'announcement' => $siteConfig->getAnnouncement(),
+            'announcementSubmission' => $announcementSubmission,
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ public function subscribed(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string
      *
      * @return Response
      */
-    public function all(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $sortBy, int $page, ForumConfiguration $siteConfig) {
+    public function all(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $sortBy, int $page, ForumConfiguration $siteConfig, Submission $announcementSubmission) {
         # Added for v1.
         $admin = PermissionsChecker::isAdmin($this->getUser());
         $forums = $fr->findAllForumNames();
@@ -112,10 +120,11 @@ public function all(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $sortB
             'sort_by' => $sortBy,
             'submissions' => $submissions,
             'announcement' => $siteConfig->getAnnouncement(),
+            'announcementSubmission' => $announcementSubmission,
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function moderated(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $sortBy, int $page, ForumConfiguration $siteConfig) {
+    public function moderated(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string $sortBy, int $page, ForumConfiguration $siteConfig, Submission $announcementSubmission) {
         $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('ROLE_USER');
 
         $forums = $fr->findModeratedForumNames($this->getUser());
@@ -127,6 +136,7 @@ public function moderated(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, string
             'sort_by' => $sortBy,
             'submissions' => $submissions,
             'announcement' => $siteConfig->getAnnouncement(),
+            'announcementSubmission' => $announcementSubmission,
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Controller/FrontPageConfigurationController.php b/src/Controller/FrontPageConfigurationController.php
index 0da63cc..ce612a4 100644
--- a/src/Controller/FrontPageConfigurationController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/FrontPageConfigurationController.php
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 
 use App\Entity\User;
 use App\Entity\ForumConfiguration;
+use App\Entity\Submission;
 use App\Repository\ForumRepository;
 use App\Repository\ForumConfigurationRepository;
 use App\Repository\SubmissionRepository;
+use App\Repository\UserRepository;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Entity;
 use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\IsGranted;
-use App\Form\ForumConfigurationType;
-use App\Form\Model\ForumConfigurationData;
+use App\Form\NewForumAnnouncementType;
+use App\Form\Model\NewForumAnnouncementData;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
@@ -20,37 +22,87 @@
   * @IsGranted("ROLE_ADMIN")
   */
 final class FrontPageConfigurationController extends AbstractController {
-    public function frontPageConfig(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, ForumConfigurationRepository $fcr, EntityManager $em, Request $request) {
-        $data = new ForumConfigurationData($fcr->findSitewide());
 
-        $form = $this->createForm(ForumConfigurationType::class, $data);
+    public function frontPageConfig(
+        ForumRepository $fr,
+        SubmissionRepository $sr,
+        ForumConfigurationRepository $fcr,
+        UserRepository $ur,
+        EntityManager $em,
+        Request $request
+    ) {
+        $announcementForumName = "announcements";
+        $data = new NewForumAnnouncementData();
+
+        $form = $this->createForm(NewForumAnnouncementType::class, $data);
         $form->handleRequest($request);
 
         $message = "";
+        $messageClass = "";
 
         if ($form->isSubmitted() && $form->isValid()) {
-            $fc = $data->toForumConfiguration();
+            // Find the user and forum for submission.
+            $user = $ur->loadUserByUsername($this->getUser()->getUsername());
+            $forum = $fr->findOneByCaseInsensitiveName($announcementForumName);
+
+            if($forum != null) {
+                // Create the submission.
+                $submission = new Submission(
+                    $data->threadTitle,
+                    null,
+                    $data->threadContent,
+                    $forum,
+                    $user,
+                    null
+                );
+                $em->persist($submission);
+                $em->flush();
 
-            // For sitewide settings, we need to force this to null.
-            $fc->setForumId(null);
+                // Load the current announcement's row id. Sitewide announcemnts have null forum id.
+                $fc = $fcr->findSitewide();
+                $fc->setAnnouncementSubmissionId($submission->getId());
+                $fc->setAnnouncement($data->announcement);
+                $fc->setForumId(null);
 
-            if($fc->getId() == null || trim($fc->getId()) == "")
                 $em->persist($fc);
-            else
-                $em->merge($fc);
+                $em->flush();
 
-            $em->flush();
+                // After saving, pull the data back down again.
+                $data = new NewForumAnnouncementData();
+                $form = $this->createForm(NewForumAnnouncementType::class, $data);
 
-            // After saving, pull the data back down again.
-            $data = new ForumConfigurationData($fcr->findSitewide());
-            $form = $this->createForm(ForumConfigurationType::class, $data);
+                $message = "front_page_configuration_form.announcement_saved";
+                $messageClass = "success";
+            } else {
+                $message = "front_page_configuration_form.announcement_forum_error";
+                $messageClass = "error";
+            }
+        }
 
-            $message = "front_page_configuration_form.message_saved";
+        // Load the current sitewide so we can show the announcement.
+        $frontpageconfig = $fcr->findSitewide();
+        $announcementSubmission = null;
+        if($frontpageconfig->getAnnouncementSubmissionId() != null) {
+            $announcementSubmission = $em->find("App\\Entity\\Submission", $frontpageconfig->getAnnouncementSubmissionId());
         }
 
         return $this->render('frontpageconfig/frontpageconfig.html.twig', [
             'form' => $form->createView(),
             'message' => $message,
+            'messageClass' => $messageClass,
+            'current_announcement' => $frontpageconfig->getAnnouncement(),
+            'announcementSubmission' => $announcementSubmission,
         ]);
     }
+
+    public function removeAnnouncement(ForumRepository $fr, SubmissionRepository $sr, ForumConfigurationRepository $fcr, EntityManager $em, Request $request) {
+        $fc = $fcr->findSitewide();
+
+        $fc->setAnnouncement(null);
+        $fc->setAnnouncementSubmissionId(null);
+        $em->merge($fc);
+        $em->flush();
+
+        return $this->redirectToRoute('frontpageconfig');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Entity/ForumConfiguration.php b/src/Entity/ForumConfiguration.php
index 4a2309b..46d9a91 100644
--- a/src/Entity/ForumConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/Entity/ForumConfiguration.php
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ class ForumConfiguration {
      */
     private $announcement;
 
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="bigint", nullable=true)
+     *
+     * @var int|null
+     */
+    private $announcementSubmissionId;
+
     public function __construct($forumId) {
         $this->forumId = $forumId;
     }
@@ -66,4 +73,12 @@ public function getAnnouncement() {
     public function setAnnouncement($announcement) {
         $this->announcement = $announcement;
     }
+
+    public function getAnnouncementSubmissionId() {
+        return $this->announcementSubmissionId;
+    }
+
+    public function setAnnouncementSubmissionId($id) {
+        $this->announcementSubmissionId = $id;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Form/Model/ForumConfigurationData.php b/src/Form/Model/NewForumAnnouncementData.php
similarity index 57%
rename from src/Form/Model/ForumConfigurationData.php
rename to src/Form/Model/NewForumAnnouncementData.php
index 32f3dee..c1b3926 100644
--- a/src/Form/Model/ForumConfigurationData.php
+++ b/src/Form/Model/NewForumAnnouncementData.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use App\Entity\ForumConfiguration;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
 
-class ForumConfigurationData {
+class NewForumAnnouncementData {
     /**
      * @var int
      */
@@ -21,10 +21,22 @@ class ForumConfigurationData {
      */
     public $announcement;
 
-    public function __construct(ForumConfiguration $fc) {
-        $this->id = $fc->getId();
-        $this->forumId = $fc->getForumId();
-        $this->announcement = $fc->getAnnouncement();
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $threadTitle;
+
+     /**
+      * @var string
+      */
+    public $threadContent;
+
+    public function __construct(ForumConfiguration $fc = null) {
+        if($fc != null) {
+            $this->id = $fc->getId();
+            $this->forumId = $fc->getForumId();
+            $this->announcement = $fc->getAnnouncement();
+        }
     }
 
     public function toForumConfiguration(): ForumConfiguration {
diff --git a/src/Form/ForumConfigurationType.php b/src/Form/NewForumAnnouncementType.php
similarity index 61%
rename from src/Form/ForumConfigurationType.php
rename to src/Form/NewForumAnnouncementType.php
index e9c8b4e..6a4c71a 100644
--- a/src/Form/ForumConfigurationType.php
+++ b/src/Form/NewForumAnnouncementType.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Form;
 
-use App\Form\Model\ForumConfigurationData;
+use App\Form\Model\NewForumAnnouncementData;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
 use App\Form\Type\MarkdownType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType;
@@ -12,12 +12,20 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 
-class ForumConfigurationType extends AbstractType {
+class NewForumAnnouncementType extends AbstractType {
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options) {
         $builder
-            ->add('announcement', MarkdownType::class, [
+            ->add('announcement', TextType::class, [
                 'label' => 'front_page_configuration_form.announcement',
-                'required' => false
+                'required' => true
+            ])
+            ->add('threadTitle', TextType::class, [
+                'label' => 'front_page_configuration_form.thread_title',
+                'required' => true
+            ])
+            ->add('threadContent', MarkdownType::class, [
+                'label' => 'front_page_configuration_form.thread_content',
+                'required' => true
             ])
             ->add('id', HiddenType::class, [])
             ->add('forumId', HiddenType::class, [])
@@ -28,7 +36,7 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options) {
 
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver) {
         $resolver->setDefaults([
-            'data_class' => ForumConfigurationData::class,
+            'data_class' => NewForumAnnouncementData::class,
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Migrations/Version20180401054730.php b/src/Migrations/Version20180401054730.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..593b924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Migrations/Version20180401054730.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace DoctrineMigrations;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Migrations\AbstractMigration;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema;
+
+/**
+ * Auto-generated Migration: Please modify to your needs!
+ */
+class Version20180401054730 extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    public function up(Schema $schema)
+    {
+        // this up() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->abortIf($this->connection->getDatabasePlatform()->getName() !== 'postgresql', 'Migration can only be executed safely on \'postgresql\'.');
+
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE forum_configuration ADD announcement_submission_id BIGINT DEFAULT NULL');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE moderators ALTER id TYPE UUID');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE moderators ALTER id DROP DEFAULT');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE wiki_revisions ALTER id TYPE UUID');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE wiki_revisions ALTER id DROP DEFAULT');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE forum_subscriptions ALTER id TYPE UUID');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE forum_subscriptions ALTER id DROP DEFAULT');
+    }
+
+    public function down(Schema $schema)
+    {
+        // this down() migration is auto-generated, please modify it to your needs
+        $this->abortIf($this->connection->getDatabasePlatform()->getName() !== 'postgresql', 'Migration can only be executed safely on \'postgresql\'.');
+
+        $this->addSql('CREATE SCHEMA public');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE forum_configuration DROP announcement_submission_id');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE moderators ALTER id TYPE UUID');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE moderators ALTER id DROP DEFAULT');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE forum_subscriptions ALTER id TYPE UUID');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE forum_subscriptions ALTER id DROP DEFAULT');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE wiki_revisions ALTER id TYPE UUID');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE wiki_revisions ALTER id DROP DEFAULT');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/templates/front/base.html.twig b/templates/front/base.html.twig
index 2de01b3..93a0da4 100644
--- a/templates/front/base.html.twig
+++ b/templates/front/base.html.twig
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block body %}
-  {% if announcement != null %}<div class="form-message form-message--primary text-center">{{ announcement|cached_markdown(markdown_context())|raw }}</div>{% endif %}
+  {% if announcement != null %}
+      <div class="form-message form-message--primary text-center">
+          <a href="{{ path('submission', {forum_name: announcementSubmission.forum.name, submission_id: announcementSubmission.id, slug: announcementSubmission.title|slugify}) }}">{{ announcement|cached_markdown(markdown_context())|raw }}</a>
+      </div>
+  {% endif %}
 
   <nav class="tabs submission-sort">
     <ul class="tabs__bar">{{ submission_sort(sort_by) }}</ul>
diff --git a/templates/frontpageconfig/frontpageconfig.html.twig b/templates/frontpageconfig/frontpageconfig.html.twig
index a3657f3..99e0f74 100644
--- a/templates/frontpageconfig/frontpageconfig.html.twig
+++ b/templates/frontpageconfig/frontpageconfig.html.twig
@@ -6,7 +6,24 @@
 
 {% block body %}
   <h1 class="page-heading">{{ block('title') }}</h1>
+  {% if message != "" %}<div class='form-message form-message--{{messageClass}}'>
+    <p>{{ message|trans }}</p></div>
+  {% endif %}
 
-  {% if message != "" %}<div class='form-message form-message--success'><p>{{ message|trans }}</p></div>{% endif %}
-  {{ form(form) }}
+  {% if current_announcement != "" %}
+    <p>
+      <h2>Current announcement</h2>
+      <form action="/frontpageconfig/remove_announcement" method="POST">        
+        <div class="form-message form-message--primary text-center">
+          <p><a href="{{ path('submission', {forum_name: announcementSubmission.forum.name, submission_id: announcementSubmission.id, slug: announcementSubmission.title|slugify}) }}" target="_blank">{{current_announcement}}</a></p>
+        </div>
+        <button class="button">{{ "front_page_configuration_form.remove_announcement"|trans }}</button>
+      </form>
+    </p>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <p>
+    <h2>Post new announcement</h2>
+    {{ form(form) }}
+  </p>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/translations/messages.en.yml b/translations/messages.en.yml
index 502b4d4..cdf7ea2 100644
--- a/translations/messages.en.yml
+++ b/translations/messages.en.yml
@@ -547,6 +547,10 @@ wiki_form:
     submit: Submit
 
 front_page_configuration_form:
-    announcement: Announcement
-    save: Save Changes
-    message_saved: The changes have been saved.
+    announcement: Global Header
+    save: Add new announcement
+    announcement_saved: Your announcement has been posted.
+    announcement_forum_error: Could not find the announcements forum.
+    remove_announcement: Remove current announcement
+    thread_title: Announcement Title
+    thread_content: Global Announcement