The Observer launched a new website in November, http://www.carlyleobserver.com/, which will bring with it more content and excite people about the news in our area even more.
Not only does The Observer offer a weekly hardcopy of the paper, but we’re going to be actively updating our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/CarlyleObserver, with up to the minute information as well.
Though we’ve been online for years, we were operating on a difficult platform which limited readers. Now we plan on giving everyone a holistic experience accessing the news in our area. The Observer plans to do this by sharing videos and photos from the week on our webpage.
Videos of events we attend will be posted and multiple photos will accompany stories now, whereas before we were limited to a single image.
The Observer has already begun making these changes with videos embedded into articles already including songs from the Carlyle Band at their winter concert and performances from students at held before Christmas break at Manor School.
You will also be able to get some of your news early as we will begin posting articles on Wednesdays and continue posting them through Thursday and Friday each week. The hard copy of the paper is out Thursday afternoons in Carlyle, but is on stands Fridays elsewhere.
Additionally our Digital Edition will be made available Friday mornings. This is another major change. Prior to this updated version, The Observer was only able to host one digital edition and it was changed each week to correspond to that week’s paper.
 Now you’re able to view archived papers as well, which we have up from Oct. 31, 2014, and we will continue to add the new edition each week.
 Additionally the website will allow us to post breaking news. If you’re checking the website a link will appear below the tabs underneath our header taking you to the breaking news article.
Finally we will be running contests through our new website as well. We are currently accepting Christmas photos, whether it’s a sweet photo of the family or an ugly sweater picture with friends, send it in for a chance to win. The photo will be posted to our website and you’ll be able to share and vote for your favourites, with the winner receiving a gift certificate to King’s Department Store.
We’re very excited to have released a more comprehensive website for our readers and hope you’ll join us online as well as continue to enjoy our printed version out weekly.
