diff --git a/db/initialize.ts b/db/initialize.ts
index 79157c2..c332294 100644
--- a/db/initialize.ts
+++ b/db/initialize.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ await dbClient.execute(`
 	) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 `);
 console.log('Table created');
+/**
+ * notifiedFlag
+ * 	0 = Not notified
+ * 	1 = Notified Successfully
+ * 	-1 = Failed to notify
+ * lockedFlag
+ * 	0 = Not locked
+ * 	1 = Locked Successfully
+ * 	-1 = Failed to lock
+ *
+ * If both are -1, the event failed to delete
+ */
 
 await dbClient.close();
 console.log('Done!');
diff --git a/src/commandUtils.ts b/src/commandUtils.ts
index 53367f5..5ad3354 100644
--- a/src/commandUtils.ts
+++ b/src/commandUtils.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const somethingWentWrong = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction, err
 				description: 'You should not be able to get here.  Please try again and if the issue continues, `/report` this issue to the developers with the error code below.',
 				fields: [{
 					name: 'Error Code:',
-					value: errorCode,
+					value: `\`${errorCode}\``,
 				}],
 			}],
 		},
diff --git a/src/db.ts b/src/db.ts
index f68d9b6..9edf91e 100644
--- a/src/db.ts
+++ b/src/db.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const queries = {
 	selectFailedEvents: 'SELECT * FROM active_events WHERE (notifiedFlag = -1 OR lockedFlag = -1) AND eventTime < ?',
 	insertEvent: 'INSERT INTO active_events(messageId,channelId,guildId,ownerId,eventTime) values(?,?,?,?,?)',
 	updateEventTime: 'UPDATE active_events SET eventTime = ? WHERE channelId = ? AND messageId = ?',
-	updateEventFlags: (notifiedFlag: number, lockedFlag: number) => `UPDATE active_events SET notifiedFlag = ${notifiedFlag} AND lockedFlag = ${lockedFlag} WHERE channelId = ? AND messageId = ?`,
+	updateEventFlags: (notifiedFlag: number, lockedFlag: number) => `UPDATE active_events SET notifiedFlag = ${notifiedFlag}, lockedFlag = ${lockedFlag} WHERE channelId = ? AND messageId = ?`,
 	deleteEvent: 'DELETE FROM active_events WHERE channelId = ? AND messageId = ?',
 };
 
diff --git a/src/events/ready.ts b/src/events/ready.ts
index 054c339..b0cd5dd 100644
--- a/src/events/ready.ts
+++ b/src/events/ready.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
+import { ActivityTypes, Bot, BotWithCache, log, LT } from '../../deps.ts';
 import config from '../../config.ts';
 import { LOCALMODE } from '../../flags.ts';
-import { ActivityTypes, Bot, BotWithCache, log, LT } from '../../deps.ts';
 import { getRandomStatus, successColor } from '../commandUtils.ts';
 import { ActiveEvent } from '../types/commandTypes.ts';
 import utils from '../utils.ts';
 import { dbClient, queries } from '../db.ts';
-
-const tenMinutes = 10 * 60 * 1000;
+import { deleteEvent, handleFailures, lockEvent, notifyEventMembers, tenMinutes } from '../notificationSystem.ts';
 
 // Storing intervalIds in case bot soft reboots to prevent multiple of these intervals from stacking
 let notificationIntervalId: number;
@@ -40,28 +39,25 @@ export const ready = (rawBot: Bot) => {
 
 	// Interval to handle event notifications and cleanup every minute
 	if (notificationIntervalId) clearInterval(notificationIntervalId);
-	notificationIntervalId = setInterval(() => {
+	notificationIntervalId = setInterval(async () => {
+		log(LT.LOG, 'Running notification system');
 		const now = new Date().getTime();
 
-		// Notify Members of Events
-		dbClient.execute(queries.selectEvents(0, 0), [new Date(now + tenMinutes)]).then((events) => events.rows?.forEach((event) => console.log(event as ActiveEvent))).catch((e) =>
+		// Get all the events
+		const eventsToNotify = await dbClient.execute(queries.selectEvents(0, 0), [new Date(now + tenMinutes)]).catch((e) =>
 			utils.commonLoggers.dbError('ready.ts@notifyMembers', 'SELECT events from', e)
 		);
+		const eventsToLock = await dbClient.execute(queries.selectEvents(1, 0), [new Date(now)]).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('ready.ts@notifyAlternates', 'SELECT events from', e));
+		const eventsToDelete = await dbClient.execute(queries.selectEvents(1, 1), [new Date(now - tenMinutes)]).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('ready.ts@deleteEvent', 'SELECT events from', e));
+		const eventFailuresToHandle = await dbClient.execute(queries.selectFailedEvents, [new Date(now + tenMinutes)]).catch((e) =>
+			utils.commonLoggers.dbError('ready.ts@handleFailures', 'SELECT events from', e)
+		);
 
-		// // Notify Alternates of Events (if NOT full) and lock the event message
-		// dbClient.execute(queries.selectEvents(1, 0), [new Date(now)]).then((events) => console.log(events.rows as ActiveEvent[])).catch((e) =>
-		// 	utils.commonLoggers.dbError('ready.ts@notifyAlternates', 'SELECT events from', e)
-		// );
-
-		// // Delete the event
-		// dbClient.execute(queries.selectEvents(1, 1), [new Date(now - tenMinutes)]).then((events) => console.log(events.rows as ActiveEvent[])).catch((e) =>
-		// 	utils.commonLoggers.dbError('ready.ts@deleteEvent', 'SELECT events from', e)
-		// );
-
-		// // Handle events that failed at some point
-		// dbClient.execute(queries.selectFailedEvents, [new Date(now + tenMinutes)]).then((events) => console.log(events.rows as ActiveEvent[])).catch((e) =>
-		// 	utils.commonLoggers.dbError('ready.ts@deleteEvent', 'SELECT events from', e)
-		// );
+		// Run all the handlers
+		eventsToNotify?.rows?.forEach((event) => notifyEventMembers(bot, event as ActiveEvent));
+		eventsToLock?.rows?.forEach((event) => lockEvent(bot, event as ActiveEvent));
+		eventsToDelete?.rows?.forEach((event) => deleteEvent(bot, event as ActiveEvent));
+		eventFailuresToHandle?.rows?.forEach((event) => handleFailures(bot, event as ActiveEvent));
 	}, 60000);
 
 	// setTimeout added to make sure the startup message does not error out
diff --git a/src/notificationSystem.ts b/src/notificationSystem.ts
index bf994be..01784e3 100644
--- a/src/notificationSystem.ts
+++ b/src/notificationSystem.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,235 @@
-// define functions that take db data and do actions on it
-// in ready, call db select to create a to do list and send it here in dbclient.execute().then(FUNC FROM THIS FILE).catch()
+import config from '../config.ts';
+import { Bot } from '../deps.ts';
+import { LfgEmbedIndexes } from './buttons/eventUtils.ts';
+import { getEventMemberCount, getGuildName, getLfgMembers } from './buttons/live-event/utils.ts';
+import { failColor, infoColor1, sendDirectMessage, warnColor } from './commandUtils.ts';
+import { dbClient, queries } from './db.ts';
+import { ActiveEvent } from './types/commandTypes.ts';
+import utils from './utils.ts';
+
+const notifyStepName = 'notify';
+const lockStepName = 'lock';
+const deleteStepName = 'delete';
+
+export const tenMinutes = 10 * 60 * 1000;
+
+// Join strings with english in mind
+const joinWithAnd = (words: string[]) => {
+	if (words.length === 0) {
+		return '';
+	} else if (words.length === 1) {
+		return words[0];
+	} else if (words.length === 2) {
+		return words.join(' and ');
+	} else {
+		return words.slice(0, -1).join(', ') + ', and ' + words.slice(-1);
+	}
+};
+
+// Log the failure in a loud sense
+const loudLogFailure = async (bot: Bot, event: ActiveEvent, stepName: string, secondFailure = false) => {
+	const guildName = await getGuildName(bot, event.guildId);
+	const eventUrl = utils.idsToMessageUrl({
+		guildId: event.guildId,
+		channelId: event.channelId,
+		messageId: event.messageId,
+	});
+
+	// Try to DM owner if this is the second time it has failed
+	let dmSuccess = false;
+	if (secondFailure) {
+		const msg = await sendDirectMessage(bot, event.ownerId, {
+			embeds: [{
+				color: failColor,
+				title: `Attention: Failed to ${stepName} one of your events`,
+				description:
+					`${config.name} tried twice to find [this event](${eventUrl}) in ${guildName}, and could not either time.  Since ${config.name} has failed twice, ${config.name} has now removed [this event](${eventUrl}) from its list of active events.
+
+[This event](${eventUrl}) was scheduled to start at <t:${event.eventTime.getTime() / 1000}:F>.
+
+The message containing this event may have been deleted by a moderator or administrator in ${guildName}.  If [the event](${eventUrl}) still exists when you click on the link above, please \`/report\` this issue to the developers with the full error code below.`,
+				fields: [{
+					name: 'Error Code:',
+					value: `\`loudLog@${event.guildId}|${event.channelId}|${event.messageId}|${event.ownerId}|${event.eventTime.getTime()}|${event.notifiedFlag}|${event.lockedFlag}@\``,
+				}],
+			}],
+		}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageSendError('notificationSystem.ts@loudLog', 'send DM fail', e));
+		dmSuccess = Boolean(msg);
+	}
+
+	// Log this to bot's log channel
+	bot.helpers.sendMessage(config.logChannel, {
+		content: secondFailure ? `Hey <@${config.owner}>, something may have gone wrong.  The owner of this event was ${dmSuccess ? 'SUCCESSFULLY' : 'NOT'} notified.` : undefined,
+		embeds: [{
+			color: secondFailure ? failColor : warnColor,
+			title: `Failed to ${stepName} an event in ${guildName}.  This is the ${secondFailure ? 'second' : 'first'} attempt.`,
+			description: `${config.name} failed to ${stepName} [this event](${eventUrl}).\n\nDebug Data:`,
+			fields: [{
+				name: 'Guild ID:',
+				value: `${event.guildId}`,
+				inline: true,
+			}, {
+				name: 'Channel ID:',
+				value: `${event.channelId}`,
+				inline: true,
+			}, {
+				name: 'Message ID:',
+				value: `${event.messageId}`,
+				inline: true,
+			}, {
+				name: 'Owner ID:',
+				value: `${event.ownerId}`,
+				inline: true,
+			}, {
+				name: 'Event Time:',
+				value: `<t:${event.eventTime.getTime() / 1000}:F>`,
+				inline: true,
+			}, {
+				name: 'Notified Flag:',
+				value: `${event.notifiedFlag}`,
+				inline: true,
+			}, {
+				name: 'Locked Flag:',
+				value: `${event.lockedFlag}`,
+				inline: true,
+			}],
+		}],
+	}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageSendError('notificationSystem.ts@loudLog', 'send log message', e));
+};
+
+// Notifies all members of the event and edits the event message
+export const notifyEventMembers = async (bot: Bot, event: ActiveEvent, secondTry = false): Promise<boolean> => {
+	const eventMessage = await bot.helpers.getMessage(event.channelId, event.messageId).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageGetError('notificationSystem.ts@notify', 'get event', e));
+	if (eventMessage?.embeds[0].fields) {
+		const activityName = `\`${eventMessage.embeds[0].fields[LfgEmbedIndexes.Activity].name} ${eventMessage.embeds[0].fields[LfgEmbedIndexes.Activity].value}\``;
+		const members = getLfgMembers(eventMessage.embeds[0].fields[LfgEmbedIndexes.JoinedMembers].value);
+		const memberMentionString = joinWithAnd(members.map((member) => `<@${member.id}>`));
+		const guildName = await getGuildName(bot, event.guildId);
+
+		// Edit event in guild
+		await bot.helpers.editMessage(event.channelId, event.messageId, {
+			content: `Attention ${memberMentionString}, your ${activityName} starts in less than 10 minutes.`,
+		}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageEditError('notificationSystem.ts@notify', 'event edit fail', e));
+
+		// Send the notifications to the members
+		members.forEach(async (member) => {
+			await sendDirectMessage(bot, member.id, {
+				embeds: [{
+					color: infoColor1,
+					title: `Hello ${member.name}!  Your activity in ${guildName} starts in less than 10 minutes.`,
+					description: 'Please start grouping up with the other members of this activity:',
+				}, eventMessage.embeds[0]],
+			}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageSendError('notificationSystem.ts@notify', 'send DM fail', e));
+		});
+
+		// Update DB to indicate notifications have been sent out
+		dbClient.execute(queries.updateEventFlags(1, 0), [event.channelId, event.messageId]).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('notificationSystem.ts@notifySuccess', 'update event in', e));
+		return true;
+	} else {
+		if (!secondTry) loudLogFailure(bot, event, notifyStepName);
+		// Update DB to indicate notifications have not been sent out
+		dbClient.execute(queries.updateEventFlags(-1, 0), [event.channelId, event.messageId]).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('notificationSystem.ts@notifyFail', 'update event in', e));
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+// Locks the event message and notifies alternates if necessary
+export const lockEvent = async (bot: Bot, event: ActiveEvent, secondTry = false): Promise<boolean> => {
+	const eventMessage = await bot.helpers.getMessage(event.channelId, event.messageId).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageGetError('notificationSystem.ts@lock', 'get event', e));
+	if (eventMessage?.embeds[0].fields) {
+		const [currentMemberCount, maxMemberCount] = getEventMemberCount(eventMessage.embeds[0].fields[LfgEmbedIndexes.Activity].name);
+		const alternates = getLfgMembers(eventMessage.embeds[0].fields[LfgEmbedIndexes.AlternateMembers].value);
+		const memberMentionString = joinWithAnd(alternates.map((member) => `<@${member.id}>`));
+
+		// See if event was filled or not, and if not notify alternates
+		const alternatesNeeded = alternates.length && currentMemberCount < maxMemberCount;
+		if (alternatesNeeded) {
+			const activityName = `\`${eventMessage.embeds[0].fields[LfgEmbedIndexes.Activity].name} ${eventMessage.embeds[0].fields[LfgEmbedIndexes.Activity].value}\``;
+			const guildName = await getGuildName(bot, event.guildId);
+
+			// Send the notifications to the members
+			alternates.forEach(async (member) => {
+				await sendDirectMessage(bot, member.id, {
+					embeds: [{
+						color: infoColor1,
+						title: `Hello ${member.name}!  An activity in ${guildName} may need your help.`,
+						description: `The ${activityName} in ${guildName} that you marked yourself as an alternate for may be \`${
+							maxMemberCount - currentMemberCount
+						}\` people short.  If you are available, please join up with them.`,
+					}, eventMessage.embeds[0]],
+				}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageSendError('notificationSystem.ts@lock', 'send DM fail', e));
+			});
+		}
+
+		// Edit event in guild
+		await bot.helpers.editMessage(
+			event.channelId,
+			event.messageId,
+			alternatesNeeded
+				? {
+					content: `${eventMessage.content}\n\nAttention ${memberMentionString}, this activity is \`${maxMemberCount - currentMemberCount}\` people short.  Please join up if you are available.`,
+					components: [],
+				}
+				: {
+					components: [],
+				},
+		).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageEditError('notificationSystem.ts@lock', 'event edit fail', e));
+
+		// Update DB to indicate event has been locked
+		dbClient.execute(queries.updateEventFlags(1, 1), [event.channelId, event.messageId]).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('notificationSystem.ts@lockSuccess', 'update event in', e));
+		return true;
+	} else {
+		if (!secondTry) loudLogFailure(bot, event, lockStepName);
+		// Update DB to indicate event has not been locked
+		dbClient.execute(queries.updateEventFlags(1, -1), [event.channelId, event.messageId]).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('notificationSystem.ts@lockFail', 'update event in', e));
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+// Notifies all members of the event and edits the event message
+export const deleteEvent = async (bot: Bot, event: ActiveEvent, secondTry = false): Promise<boolean> => {
+	const eventMessage = await bot.helpers.getMessage(event.channelId, event.messageId).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageGetError('notificationSystem.ts@delete', 'get event', e));
+	if (eventMessage?.embeds[0].fields) {
+		// Delete event in guild
+		await bot.helpers.deleteMessage(event.channelId, event.messageId, 'Cleaning up activity that has started').catch((e: Error) =>
+			utils.commonLoggers.messageDeleteError('notificationSystem.ts@delete', 'event delete fail', e)
+		);
+
+		// Remove event from DB
+		dbClient.execute(queries.deleteEvent, [event.channelId, event.messageId]).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('notificationSystem.ts@deleteSuccess', 'delete event from', e));
+		return true;
+	} else {
+		if (!secondTry) loudLogFailure(bot, event, deleteStepName);
+		// Update DB to indicate delete failed
+		dbClient.execute(queries.updateEventFlags(-1, -1), [event.channelId, event.messageId]).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('notificationSystem.ts@deleteFail', 'update event in', e));
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+// Handles trying again once and cleaning up events that died
+export const handleFailures = async (bot: Bot, event: ActiveEvent) => {
+	let rerunSuccess: boolean;
+	let stepName: string;
+	// Retry the step that failed
+	if (event.notifiedFlag === -1 && event.lockedFlag === -1) {
+		rerunSuccess = await deleteEvent(bot, event, true);
+		stepName = deleteStepName;
+	} else if (event.lockedFlag === -1) {
+		rerunSuccess = await lockEvent(bot, event, true);
+		stepName = lockStepName;
+	} else if (event.notifiedFlag === -1) {
+		rerunSuccess = await notifyEventMembers(bot, event, true);
+		stepName = notifyStepName;
+	} else {
+		// Should never get here as this func should only be called when event has one of the flags as -1
+		// Set flag to true since it already succeeded?
+		rerunSuccess = true;
+		stepName = '';
+	}
+
+	if (!rerunSuccess) {
+		// Failed at completing a step!  Event may have been deleted?
+		loudLogFailure(bot, event, stepName, true);
+		dbClient.execute(queries.deleteEvent, [event.channelId, event.messageId]).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('notificationSystem.ts@handleFailures', 'delete event from', e));
+	}
+};
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 713ee43..e997e08 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -20,24 +20,23 @@ const messageUrlToIds = (url: string): UrlIds => {
 
 const capitalizeFirstChar = (input: string) => `${input.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${input.slice(1)}`;
 
-const genericLogger = (level: LT, message: string) => log(level, message);
 const interactionSendError = (location: string, interaction: Interaction | string, err: Error) =>
-	genericLogger(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to respond to interaction: ${jsonStringifyBig(interaction)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
+	log(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to respond to interaction: ${jsonStringifyBig(interaction)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
 const messageEditError = (location: string, message: Message | string, err: Error) =>
-	genericLogger(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to edit message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
+	log(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to edit message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
 const messageGetError = (location: string, message: Message | string, err: Error) =>
-	genericLogger(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to get message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
+	log(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to get message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
 const messageSendError = (location: string, message: Message | CreateMessage | string, err: Error) =>
-	genericLogger(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to send message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
+	log(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to send message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
 const messageDeleteError = (location: string, message: Message | string, err: Error) =>
-	genericLogger(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to delete message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
+	log(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to delete message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
 const reactionAddError = (location: string, message: Message | string, err: Error, emoji: string) =>
-	genericLogger(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to add emoji (${emoji}) to message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
+	log(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to add emoji (${emoji}) to message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
 const reactionDeleteError = (location: string, message: Message | string, err: Error, emoji: string) =>
-	genericLogger(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to delete emoji (${emoji}) from message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
-const channelUpdateError = (location: string, message: string, err: Error) => genericLogger(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to update channel | ${message} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
+	log(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to delete emoji (${emoji}) from message: ${jsonStringifyBig(message)} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
+const channelUpdateError = (location: string, message: string, err: Error) => log(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to update channel | ${message} | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
 
-const dbError = (location: string, type: string, err: Error) => genericLogger(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to ${type} database | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
+const dbError = (location: string, type: string, err: Error) => log(LT.ERROR, `${location} | Failed to ${type} database | Error: ${err.name} - ${err.message}`);
 
 export default {
 	capitalizeFirstChar,