Swannanoa Grassroots Alliance

06/16/2026

Buncombe County officials are unveiling two redesign concepts for Charles D. Owen Park and asking residents to help shape the park's future.

06/13/2026

06/13/2026

🚒 Save the Date, Swannanoa! 🚒

The Swannanoa Fire Department Community Open House is coming up June 20th from 11 AM–3 PM! Come meet your local firefighters, explore the fire trucks, enjoy food trucks, music, games, door prizes and more. 🔥

📅 June 20
⏰ 11 AM – 3 PM
📍 Swannanoa Fire Dept 103 South Ave., Swannanoa , NC

A fun day for the whole community — mark your calendars!

06/10/2026

Join us for a candle holder craft! We'll use tissue paper, glue, and glass jars to create beautiful and fun candle holders just for you!

All supplies (including a battery tea light) will be included. Please register so we can prepare supplies: https://tinyurl.com/5ceyaycj

06/10/2026

Come by the Swannanoa Library on Tuesday, June 16th at 3:00pm for a dinosaur-themed movie afternoon! This movie showing is free, as are the snacks! We hope to see you there~

06/10/2026

The French Broad River MPO is asking for public input on transportation projects being considered in this round of prioritization. Prioritization is the process North Carolina uses to help decide which transportation projects should move forward toward funding. Projects are scored and ranked based o...

06/10/2026

The French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization is establishing a Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) to provide input on matters related to bicycle and pedestrian transportation, safety, and multimodal planning. The PBAC shall serve as a forum for community input and stakeholder perspectives on active transportation issues and shall provide recommendations to MPO staff, the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC), and the MPO Board.

Four members of the public will be appointed by County Commissioners to ensure geographic representation. The remaining five members of the committee will be selected from this application process.

Meetings of this committee will take place quarterly, during regular working hours on weekdays. Applicants must live within the French Broad River MPO Planning Area in order to be eligible, which includes Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, and parts of Madison County.

Applications will close at midnight on Monday, July 6. Apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/sfFhP0eEsE

06/10/2026

Eligible homeowners can apply for support for home repair through the USDA Single-Family Housing Rural Disaster Home Repair Grant Program. Learn more: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-programs/single-family-housing-repair-loans-grants

06/09/2026