Read more about the article David Hegg | My COVID Home-School Experience
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | My COVID Home-School Experience

By David Hegg  OK, truthfully, I’ve never been home-schooled in the technical sense. But, if your “safer at home” experience has been anything like mine, you’ve learned quite a bit…

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Read more about the article Jerry Bloom, head of the Santa Clarita Valley Salvation Army location, dies
Jerry Boom, Santa Salvation Army Envoy, Santa Clarita Valley Corps at an event November 8, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

Jerry Bloom, head of the Santa Clarita Valley Salvation Army location, dies

Jerry Bloom, 76, head of the Santa Clarita Valley Salvation Army location, died April 18 of cancer. Bloom is remembered as the officer-in-charge of the Salvation Army, and is described…

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Read more about the article Newsom grants schools more time in developing LCAP
Third-sixth-grade students from eight schools in the Sulphur Springs School District sing "You've Got a Friend in Me" during the CLASS Education Foundation inaugural kick-off event held at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School in Santa Clarita on Thursday, October 17, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

Newsom grants schools more time in developing LCAP

Through executive order by Gov. Gavin Newsom, local school districts have been granted an extension to filing their Local Control and Accountability Plans, or LCAPs. LCAPs are submitted to cover…

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Read more about the article How illnesses are stopped from spreading in nursing homes
Nursing homes aim to keep residents safe and healthy, and in order to do so important precautions need to be taken not only by staff members, but by friends and family who visit their loved ones in nursing home facilities.

How illnesses are stopped from spreading in nursing homes

Millions of elderly and incapacitated individuals find long-term care facilities are the safest places to reside and receive both medical care and assistance with daily living requirements. Nursing homes aim…

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Read more about the article A nod to retro and vintage home décor for 2020
A high contract kitchen look is now on trend in 2020. COURTESY PHOTOS

A nod to retro and vintage home décor for 2020

Interior designers report that the latest style trend for home dĂ©cor is a “nod” to vintage and retro furnishings — styles reminiscent of the 1800s and early 1900s. Think spooled…

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Read more about the article Supporting our Santa Clarita Valley essential workers
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on February, 26, 2020, is located on the 23900 block of Valencia Blvd. Dan Watson/The Signal

Supporting our Santa Clarita Valley essential workers

By Mayor Cameron Smyth “We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up … discovering we have the strength…

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