{if $news}
      <table width="100%" bgcolor="{$cell_color}" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" align="center">
        <tr>
          <td width="100%">
            <table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <span class="default"><b>News and Announcements</b></span>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td bgcolor="{$light_color}" class="default">
                  {section name="i" loop=$news}
                  <b>{$news[i].nws_created_date} - <a href="news.php?id={$news[i].nws_id}" class="link" title="full news entry">{$news[i].nws_title}</a></b>
                  <br /><br />
                  {$news[i].nws_message|activateLinks:"links"}
                  <br /><br />
                  {/section}
                  <a href="news.php" class="link">Read All Notices</a>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <br />
      {/if}