Carolyn Krause

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Carolyn Krause

In February, a drone took off from one side of the Clinch River next to The Preserve, the fastest-growing housing development in Oak Ridge, located at its extreme western end in Roane County. The drone soared across the river and flew back and forth over the approximately 375-acre site owned by Powerhouse Land LLC. The drone was flown by a contractor for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Division of Solid Waste Management.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Carolyn Krause |Donna Smith

For almost five years, Kelli Thompson, a retired lawyer, nature photographer and member of the city of Oak Ridge’s Environmental Quality Advisory Board, has lived in The Preserve, a 1,400-acre, master-planned community and the fastest-growing housing development in Oak Ridge. Until recently, she has enjoyed her location, partly because she is not far from a wetland with two ponds. It is home to native flowers and wildlife that are subjects of some of the most beautiful photographs she has taken.

1 week ago | oakridger.com | Carolyn Krause

Carolyn KrauseSpecial to The Oak RidgerThe Rev. Derrick Hammond, pastor of Oak Valley Baptist Church and an elected member of the Oak Ridge City Council, will speak on “Fostering Political Diversity in Safe Spaces” on Tuesday, April 15, at noon during the Lunch with the League meeting of the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge. The public is invited to attend the lunch and lecture between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

2 weeks ago | oakridger.com | Carolyn Krause

A distinguished scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory who has led the creation of computer models of energy use in nearly every residential and commercial building in the United States will speak Tuesday, April 8, to Friends of ORNL. The models are proving useful for scientists and businesses.

3 weeks ago | oakridger.com | Carolyn Krause

This Sunday, April 6, First Presbyterian Church, 1051 Oak Ridge Turnpike, will celebrate World Tartan Day during its worship service starting at 10:30 a.m. Members of the public are encouraged to wear their family Scottish tartan or favorite plaid to the service and enjoy the Scottish music of a bagpiper before and after the service. The Rev. John Stuart, the church’s interim pastor and a native of Scotland, will lead the worship service and tell the history of World Tartan Day.