Liberty Ranch’s Smith Breaks Records, Sets Milestones

Liberty Ranch High School’s junior basketball sensation, Haley Smith, has been making headlines since her freshman year, and this season is proving to be her most remarkable yet. Read More »

Galt Hosts 18th Annual Winter Bird Festival

The annual Galt Winter Bird Festival was held last week, bringing public awareness of conservation efforts for the region’s avian wildlife. Read More »

Galt PD Posts Statement on Immigration Enforcement

Amid a cloud of national conversation regarding the interplay between local law enforcement and federal immigration policies, the Galt Police Department issued a statement on its Facebook account on Monday, Feb. 3, reiterating its stance regarding immigration enforcement. Read More »

Galt City Council Votes to Send Delegates to D.C.

Move over, Mr. Smith; the Galt City Council is going to Washington. Read More »

District Attorney Questions Early Release for Woman who Injured Teen in DUI Collision

Local law enforcement agencies are asking the Galt community to sign a petition in opposition to the early release of a woman convicted of hitting a Galt teenager with her car in 2022 and causing significant brain damage. Read More »

Judge Denies Placement of Sexual Predator in Galt Region

A Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled against placing a sexually violent predator in the unincorporated region of Sacramento County, just over a half-mile outside of the Galt city limits, during a hearing on Friday, Jan. 31. Read More »

Galt Resident is Stockton Shooting Victim

A Galt man was identified as the man killed in a shooting in Stockton on Jan. 19, according to the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office. Read More »

Galt Herald Athletes of the Week

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Hawks Stop Warriors in JV Basketball Showdown

The boys JV Warrior basketball team lost to Liberty Ranch 50-39 on Friday, Jan. 24. Read More »

Hawks Prevail in Crosstown Basketball

The Warrior basketball team hosted the Liberty Ranch Hawks on Friday, Jan. 24. The Hawks came out on top by a score of 56-37. Read More »

Galt Freshman Basketball Struggles

The Galt freshman basketball team continues to struggle now that league play has started. Read More »

Hawk Girls Head for League Title

The Hawk ladies are having a great season with a 9-0 league win record so far. Read More »

Galt JV Soccer Shuts Out Liberty Ranch

The Galt Warriors vs. Liberty Ranch Hawks crosstown junior varsity game was played at Galt High on Jan. 17. Read More »

Liberty Boys Soccer Wins Crosstown Rivalry

The Warriors came up short when they hosted the Liberty Ranch Hawks in the crosstown game on Jan. 17. The Hawks prevailed by a final score of 3-2. Read More »

CFD Firefighters Return from Duty in Los Angeles

Four Cosumnes Fire Department firefighters returned home safely last week after spending more than two weeks in Southern California fighting the Los Angeles-area wildfires. Read More »

Galt Police Announce Arrest of Suspect for Sexual Assault, Elder Abuse

The Galt Police Department arrested 23-year-old Justin Atkinson of Stockton for alleged sexual assault and elder abuse following an investigation into incidents at a medical facility in Galt, the Galt Police announced on Facebook. Read More »

Galt Community Rallies Against Placement of Sexually Violent Predator

Residents and the Galt City Council rallied against the potential placement of a sexually violent predator just outside of city limits at a special meeting convened on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Read More »

Person Struck and Killed by Train in Galt

An unidentified person was struck and killed by a train on the Union Pacific railroad tracks near the corner of A Street and McFarland Street early Wednesday morning. Read More »

Big Rig Shuts Down Northbound Traffic on Interstate 5

A big rig carrying hair gel crashed near the Twin Cities Road onramp on Interstate 5 blocking northbound traffic for more than six hours on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Read More »

Galt Herald Athletes of the Week

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League Finals on Horizon for Liberty Ranch Wrestling

As the season winds down, Liberty Ranch wrestlers are getting ready for the end-of-season tournaments such as League Finals in an attempt to qualify for the Divisional round to be held at Hiram Johnson High School. Read More »

Hawk Soccer Shuts Out Rosemont

The Liberty Ranch Hawk boys’ soccer team is on a seven-win winning streak with one tie with Hiram Johnson in the middle of the wins. Read More »

Galt Soccer Shuts Out Argonaut with 15 Goals

There is no mercy rule in soccer like in some other high school sports, but after the Warrior soccer team annihilated Argonaut 15-0 last week, maybe there should be. Read More »

A Private Citizen's View on Districting of Galt

Currently, the city of Galt is being burdened with converting from an “At Large” Council to a “District Council” of elected officials. Read More »

Contract Approved for Aquatic Center Slide

The city of Galt is one step closer to having a new waterslide at the Gora Aquatic Center on Chabolla Avenue. Read More »

High School Board Learns About Ethnic Studies Course

Galt Joint Union High School Board of Trustees got their first peek at the newly designed ethnic studies course that district high school students will be required to take come Fall 2026. Read More »

Chabolla Skatepark Revamp Moves Forward

A design contract for the expansion and improvement of the Chabolla Skate Park on Chabolla Avenue was approved by the Galt City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Read More »

City Gets First Look at District Maps

Galt City Council members were presented with their first set of potential draft district maps during a public meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, an important step in the city’s change from an at-large voting system to district voting. Read More »

School Board Officials Plan to Fight Proposal to Place Sexually Violent Predator in Galt

Both Galt school districts at their board meetings this week announced plans to fight the release of a man into the Galt community who was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor nearly three decades ago. Read More »

Galt Herald Athletes of the Week

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Galt Girls Basketball Continues to Improve

Coach Jared Moore continues to see improvement as he focuses on the basics. While the improvement isn’t documented by wins, the points scored continue to rack up and improve each game. Read More »

Miller Scores Hat Trick Plus One

The Galt Warrior girls’ soccer team is having a great league season with new coach Alejandro Renteria. Their record stands at 5-0, having beat Amador, Argonaut, El Dorado, Bradshaw and Rosemont. Read More »

Liberty Ranch Wrestling Celebrates Senior Night

Last Wednesday, the Liberty Ranch Hawk wrestling team held their only home match of the season. It was a dual match where both Galt and Liberty wrestled against El Dorado and Union Mine. Read More »

Councilors Brace for Redistricting

Redistricting is on the horizon for the city of Galt and councilors aren’t exactly thrilled about the change. Read More »

Local English Teacher Pens Zombie Novel

For many years, Galt native Savannah L. Jones toyed with the idea of turning her creative writing master’s thesis work into a full-fledged novel. Read More »