Sandy Creek community marks one year since deadly flood
Residents gathered at Round Mountain School and Community Center to remember nine people killed in the July 5, 2025 flood. A monument made with recovered steel now stands near Big Sandy Creek.
One year after floodwaters hit Sandy Creek in northwest Travis County, dozens of people gathered at the Round Mountain School and Community Center to remember the nine lives lost. Boy Scouts unveiled a monument shaped like a cross, built by Ramiro Bautista with steel recovered from flood debris, with engraved bricks naming the victims.
The remembrance included the story of Felicity Jarmon, her brother Braxton Jarmon, and stepmother Alissa Martin, who died after their home collapsed and was swept away. Friend Georgia Bishop, who graduated from Glenn High School in Leander in May, carried Felicity's portrait at graduation and later traveled to Washington, D.C. with Extreme Weather Survivors to advocate for disaster relief.