diff --git a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core.Common/src/mineplex/core/common/jsonchat/JsonMessage.java b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core.Common/src/mineplex/core/common/jsonchat/JsonMessage.java
index 428d3344e..a42d080fb 100644
--- a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core.Common/src/mineplex/core/common/jsonchat/JsonMessage.java
+++ b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core.Common/src/mineplex/core/common/jsonchat/JsonMessage.java
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package mineplex.core.common.jsonchat;
 
+import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_7_R4.entity.CraftPlayer;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import net.minecraft.server.v1_7_R4.ChatSerializer;
+import net.minecraft.server.v1_7_R4.PacketPlayOutChat;
 
+import mineplex.core.common.util.UtilPlayer;
 import mineplex.core.common.util.UtilServer;
 
 public class JsonMessage
@@ -63,4 +67,53 @@ public class JsonMessage
 	{
 		UtilServer.getServer().dispatchCommand(UtilServer.getServer().getConsoleSender(), "tellraw " + player.getName() + " " + toString());
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send a message to players using the new 1.8 message types
+	 *
+	 * @param messageType Message type to send
+	 * @param players Players to send to
+	 */
+	public void send(MessageType messageType, Player... players)
+	{
+		send(messageType, false, players);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send a message to players using the new 1.8 message types
+	 *
+	 * @param messageType Message type to send
+	 * @param defaultToChat Only applies to MessageType.ABOVE_HOTBAR. If true, it will send this to chat for 1.7 clients
+	 * @param players Players to send to
+	 */
+	public void send(MessageType messageType, boolean defaultToChat, Player... players)
+	{
+		PacketPlayOutChat chatPacket = new PacketPlayOutChat(ChatSerializer.a(toString()));
+		chatPacket.setChatType(messageType.getId());
+
+		for (Player player : players)
+		{
+			if (defaultToChat || messageType != MessageType.ABOVE_HOTBAR || UtilPlayer.is1_8(player))
+				((CraftPlayer) player).getHandle().playerConnection.sendPacket(chatPacket);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static enum MessageType
+	{
+		CHAT_BOX((byte) 0), // Inside Chat Box
+		SYSTEM_MESSAGE((byte) 1), // Inside Chat Box - This is used for the client to identify difference between chat message and server messages
+		ABOVE_HOTBAR((byte) 2); // Shows above hotbar
+
+		private byte _id;
+
+		MessageType(byte id)
+		{
+			_id = id;
+		}
+
+		public byte getId()
+		{
+			return _id;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/Mineplex.Hub/src/mineplex/hub/modules/NewsManager.java b/Plugins/Mineplex.Hub/src/mineplex/hub/modules/NewsManager.java
index 38793e994..fa1789a09 100644
--- a/Plugins/Mineplex.Hub/src/mineplex/hub/modules/NewsManager.java
+++ b/Plugins/Mineplex.Hub/src/mineplex/hub/modules/NewsManager.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
-import org.bukkit.event.server.ServerListPingEvent;
 
 import mineplex.core.MiniPlugin;
 import mineplex.core.common.Rank;
@@ -240,7 +239,10 @@ public class NewsManager extends MiniPlugin
 		{
 			_newsIndex = (_newsIndex + 1)%_news.length;
 			_newsTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		}		
+
+//			JsonMessage jsonMessage = new JsonMessage(_news[_newsIndex]);
+//			jsonMessage.send(JsonMessage.MessageType.ABOVE_HOTBAR, UtilServer.getPlayers());
+		}
 		if (_newsIndex >= _news.length)
 		{
 			// Resets newsIndex if outside of bounds of news array after RefreshNews but before UtilTime.elapsed above