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About Anna Dolianitis
Anna Dolianitis is a reporter for the Aiken Standard. She covers the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, as well as court and legal matters affecting Aiken County. She has been with the Aiken Standard since August 2010.
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Stories by Anna Dolianitis
Celebrate Memorial Day with ice cream, parade
Celebrate Memorial Day with ice cream, parade

5/25/2012 11:53 PM   

Aiken's annual Memorial Day Parade, organized by the James L. Hammons Marine Corps League Detachment 939, will take place this afternoon in downtown Aiken. The event, which has been sponsored by the local Marine Corps League for the past 15 years, w ...

Benefit Bank opens branch to help residents of Jackson area

5/24/2012 8:50 PM   

The nationwide Benefit Bank program that operates through 13 support locations in Aiken County opened an office in Jackson last month and is available to help residents take advantage of state and federal benefits for which they may not have realized ...

SRNL collaborates with many U.S. agencies

5/24/2012 12:00 AM   

The work performed at the Savannah River National Laboratory in environmental stewardship, national and homeland security and clean energy has implications not just for the United States, but for the entire world, attendees at Wednesday's A.M. Connec ...

Biomass facility leads to powerhouse closure

5/23/2012 8:54 PM   

With the recent startup of the Biomass Cogeneration Facility to provide clean energy to the Savannah River Site, a coal-burning facility that powered the site for 60 years is now preparing for deactivation. SRS' D-Area powerhouse, which was once cap ...

New tanks at SRS will reduce lasting radiation

5/22/2012 11:50 PM   

After traveling by barge from Pennsylvania to Hardeeville and reaching Aiken by truck, six processing tanks intended to be major players in the Savannah River Site's Salt Waste Processing Facility's missions were installed this week, with the remaini ...

Oversight board cites concerns over SRS Building 235-F

5/22/2012 1:34 AM   

A congressionally-created nuclear oversight board cited concerns about potential contamination and fire hazards to a building at the Savannah River Site that is no longer involved in any Department of Energy missions, according to a report released l ...

Rabid fox that bit woman captured and euthanized

5/22/2012 12:14 AM   

A rabid fox that was reportedly seen in various locations within the City of Aiken last week entered the home of a Laurel Drive woman and bit her twice, according to Aiken Public Safety. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control confirm ...

SRS retirees hear changesto medical benefits plan

5/21/2012 2:08 PM   

After more than a year of seeking information about potential changes to Savannah River Site retirees' medical benefits, current and former SRS employees finally got some answers Monday. The proposed changes would remove employees 65 and older from t ...

Study IDs violations at facility for MOX

5/18/2012 11:51 PM   

The latest Nuclear Regulatory Commission quarterly review of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility under construction at the Savannah River Site identified three violations of the lowest level, according to the recently released NRC report. The r ...

Shipment of large vessels headed for SRS facility
Shipment of large vessels headed for SRS facility

5/17/2012 10:01 PM   

Several large shipments of empty vessels in various sizes destined for the Savannah River Site's Salt Waste Processing Facility will be traveling on roads around SRS over the next couple of days. Six of 10 large vessels, ranging in size from 50,000 p ...

Survivors share strength at Aiken Relay For Life today
Survivors share strength at Aiken Relay For Life today

5/17/2012 10:00 PM   

After months of planning and fundraising, nearly 70 teams of community members in the Aiken area will set up tents on the South Aiken High School lawn today and begin the all-night Relay For Life event to celebrate cancer survivors and remember those ...

Woman sentenced to six months for shoplifting

5/16/2012 11:25 PM   

-- Felicia Steelman, 27, of Augusta, was sentenced to six months in prison under South Carolina's enhancement laws for shoplifting third or subsequent offense. She was charged in May 2010 for stealing items from the North Augusta Bi-Lo. --Ab ...

Man gets 20 years for attempted murder

5/16/2012 9:24 PM   

A 19-year-old North Augusta man pleaded guilty to attempted murder Wednesday and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting a man in the neck outside a downtown North Augusta gas station in 2011. David Lee Johnson, of Seaborn Drive in North Aug ...

SRS retirees learn more about benefit plan changes

5/15/2012 12:26 AM   

After more than a year of seeking answers about the potential changes to Savannah River Site retirees' medical benefits, current and former SRS employees finally got some answers Monday and, at least upon initial review, were pleased with the news. T ...

Man receives 22 years with murder trial plea
Man receives 22 years with murder trial plea

5/14/2012 8:57 PM   

The final man awaiting trial in the 2008 torture and murder of Frederick Tucker accepted a plea deal on Monday, shortly before his trial was set to begin, and received a 22-year sentence. Ronald Grooms, 26, of Irmo, was charged with murder but was al ...

N.A./Midland Valley Relay For Life event kicks off today at high school

5/10/2012 8:53 PM   

The annual all-night North Augusta/Midland Valley Relay For Life event will kick off this evening at North Augusta High School to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society. The purpose of the event is to celebrate cancer survivors, re ...

Aiken man gets jail time, probation for burglary

5/10/2012 8:53 PM   

-- Arthur Flemming, 19, of Hickory Ridge Road in Aiken, pleaded guilty to burglary second degree nonviolent and was sentenced to seven years, suspended upon the service of 90 days and two years probation for an April burglary of an Ashwood Drive home ...

Wagener man sentenced after six-year run
Wagener man sentenced after six-year run

5/9/2012 8:04 PM   

A Wagener man arrested in Ohio earlier this year after hiding from authorities on six-year-old charges received a 10-year sentence Wednesday after pleading guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Robert S. Carver, 29, of South ...

Relay sees record crowd at survivor dinner
Relay sees record crowd at survivor dinner

5/8/2012 11:41 PM   

A larger than expected crowd gathered at St. John's United Methodist Church Tuesday evening with one purpose - to celebrate survivors of all types of cancer. The 2012 Aiken Relay For Life survivor dinner drew nearly 350 cancer survivors and caregive ...

Man pleads guilty to 2011 burglary

5/8/2012 9:36 PM   

Michael Spears, 18, of Banks Mill Road in Aiken, pleaded guilty to burglary second degree for a Sept. 2011, daytime burglary of a residence on Brunswick Lane in Aiken. Spears was sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act for a sentence not to exc ...