diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index ad11630..1c8c9cc 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ feed = true
 paginate_by = 2
 paginate_path = "product-posts"
 
-[[taxonomies]]
-name = "people"
-feed = true
-paginate_by = 9
-paginate_path = "people"
-
 [[taxonomies]]
 name = "roles"
 feed = true
diff --git a/content/.DS_Store b/content/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/templates/layouts/newsroom.html b/templates/layouts/newsroom.html
deleted file mode 100644
index b243a29..0000000
--- a/templates/layouts/newsroom.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "_default/base.html" %}
-<!-- News template
-the template for displaying the news page.
-consists of a featured news row, 
-a paginated list of posts (sorted by date), 
-and a side nav for category and featured post navigation
--->
-
-{% block content %}
-
-<main>
-
-    <!--sets global featured variable as the most recent post with the isFeatured tag-->
-    {%- set section = get_section(path="newsroom/_index.md") %}
-    {% for page in section.pages %}
-    {% if page.extra.isFeatured %}
-        {%- set_global featured = page %}
-        {% break %}
-    {% endif %}
-    {% if not featured %} 
-        {%- set_global featured = section.pages[0] %}
-    {% endif %}
-    {% endfor %}
-    
-    {% include "partials/featuredNews.html" %}
-
-    <div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row container mx-auto">
-        {% include "partials/newsPosts.html" %}
-        {% include "partials/newsSidebar.html" %}
-    </div>
- </main> 
- 
- {% endblock content %}
diff --git a/templates/newsPage.html b/templates/newsPage.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 69debfe..0000000
--- a/templates/newsPage.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "_default/base.html" %}
-{% block content %}
-
-{% set split = page.content | split(pat="threefold.io") %}
-{% if split | length < 2 %}
-    {% set content = page.content %}
-{% else %}
-    {% set content = "" %}
-    {% for part in split %}
-        {% if part is starting_with("/blog") %}
-            {% set split_part = part | split(pat='/">') %}
-            {% set link = split_part[0] %}
-            {% set link = link | replace(from="/blog/post", to="/blog") %}
-            {% set link = link | replace(from="_", to="-") %}
-            {% set rest_part = split_part | slice(start=1) | join(sep='/">') %}
-            {% set part = link ~ '/">' ~ rest_part %}
-        {% endif %}
-        {% if part is starting_with("/people") %}
-            {% set split_part = part | split(pat='/">') %}
-            {% set link = split_part[0] %}
-            {% set link = link | replace(from="_", to="-") %}
-            {% set rest_part = split_part | slice(start=1) | join(sep='/">') %}
-            {% set part = link ~ '/">' ~ rest_part %}
-        {% endif %}
-        {% if loop.first %}
-            {% set_global content = part %}
-        {% else %}
-            {% set_global content = content ~ "threefold.io" ~ part %}
-        {% endif %}
-    {% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
-
-
-<!-- Default page template for news posts and basic informative markdown files -->
-<main>
-
-  <div class="container sm:pxi-0 mx-auto overflow-x-hidden pt-16 lg:w-4/6">
-
-    <div class="pt-8">
-      <section class="post-header container mx-auto px-0 mb-4 border-b">
-        <h1 class="lg:text-5xl text-2xl font-medium leading-none mt-0">
-          {{ page.title }}
-        </h1>
-        <div class="lg:text-2xl text-base pt-4 pb-10 text-gray-700">{{ page.description }}</div>
-      </section>
-      <section class="post-author-list mb-10 mx-0">
-        <div class="flex items-center">
-          <div class="flex justify-between items-center">
-            <ul class="list-none flex author-list my-10 mr-2 px-0">
-            {% if page.taxonomies.people %}
-                {% for person in page.taxonomies.people %}
-                    {% set author_path = 'people/' ~ person ~ '/index.md' %}
-                    {% set people = get_section(path="people/_index.md") %}           
-                    {% set pages_str = people.pages | json_encode() | as_str %}
-                    {% if pages_str is containing(person) %}
-                        {% set author = get_page(path=author_path) %}
-                        {% set author_img = get_url(path='/' ~ author.relative_path | replace(from='_', to='-') | replace(from='index.md', to=author.extra.imgPath)) %}
-              <li class="author-list-item">
-                <a href="{{author.permalink}}" tooltip="{{author.title}}">
-                  <img src="{{author_img}}" alt="{{ author.title }}" class="
-                    w-10
-                    h-10
-                    rounded-full
-                    bg-gray-200
-                    border-2 border-white
-                  " />
-                </a>
-              </li>
-              {% endif %}
-              {% endfor %}
-              {% endif %}
-            </ul>
-          </div>
-
-          <div class="pl-3 flex flex-col text-xs leading-none uppercase">
-            <p>
-            {% if page.taxonomies.people %}
-            {% for person in page.taxonomies.people %}
-            {% set author_path = 'people/' ~ person ~ '/index.md' %}
-            {% set people = get_section(path="people/_index.md") %}           
-            {% set pages_str = people.pages | json_encode() | as_str %}
-            {% if pages_str is containing(person) %}
-                {% set author = get_page(path=author_path) %}
-                {% set author_img = get_url(path='/' ~ author.relative_path | replace(from='_', to='-') | replace(from='index.md', to=author.extra.imgPath)) %}
-              <span>
-                <a href="{{author.permalink}}" tooltip="{{author.title}}" class="hover:underline text-gray-800">{{ author.title }}</a>
-              </span>
-              {% endif %}
-                {% endfor %}
-            {% endif %}
-            </p>
-            <p class="text-gray-700">
-              <time datetime="{{page.date}}">
-                {{ page.date | date(format="%B %e, %Y", timezone="America/Chicago") }}
-              </time>
-              {# &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp; {{ page.news.timeToRead }} min read #}
-            </p>
-          </div>
-          <div class="my-2 ml-auto sharethis-inline-share-buttons"></div>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-    </div>
-    <section class="post-image mx-auto w-full">
-        {% if page.extra.imgPath %}
-    {% set img_url = get_url(path='/' ~ page.relative_path | replace(from='_', to='-') | replace(from='index.md', to=page.extra.imgPath)) %}
-    <img src="{{img_url}}" />
-    {%endif%}
-    </section>
-
-    <div class="py-12">
-      <section class="
-          post-content
-          container
-          mx-auto
-          relative
-          font-serif
-          text-gray-700
-        ">
-        <div class="post-content-text text-xl">{{ content | safe }}</div>
-      </section>
-
-      <section class="post-tags container mx-auto relative py-10">
-        {% for tag in page.taxonomies.tags %}
-        {% set fullpath = "/tags/" ~ tag | replace(from='_', to='-' ) %}
-        <a href="{{fullpath}}" class="
-            text-xs
-            bg-transparent
-            hover:text-blue-700
-            py-2
-            px-4
-            mr-2
-            border
-            hover:border-blue-500
-            border-gray-600
-            text-gray-700
-            rounded-full
-          ">{{ tag }}</a>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </section>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</main>
-{% endblock content %}
\ No newline at end of file