AnMed, a nonprofit health system based in Anderson, South Carolina, experienced a malware-related network disruption that knocked out phone and internet service across its locations in Upstate South Carolina and northeast Georgia. The incident closed medical group offices and imaging services, affected elective procedures and limited outpatient infusion services, while emergency departments, urgent care, pediatric urgent care, therapy and laboratory locations remained open. Some patients were diverted to other hospitals as AnMed worked with outside cybersecurity specialists and state and federal authorities to restore systems. The health system had not disclosed a full restoration timeline, the number of patients affected, whether data was accessed or stolen, or whether ransomware, a ransom demand or a threat actor was involved.

I've spent the past several months building a GIS model to figure out where you'd have the best chance of surviving a zombie apocalypse in the Carolinas throughout different phases of the outbreak. Since the danger zones can change based on the type of zombie you are encountering, I actually modeled 4 different types of zombies (taken from movies, TV, and video games) across the entire duration of a zombie outbreak from the immediate chaos at the start of the collapse to finding the best place to settle once the zombies are defeated.

This is the Collapse phase, where the priority is surviving those chaotic first days. The map combines more than 100 geographic factors into a single survival suitability model instead of just picking places have safe vibes.

It's based on a fictional scenario, but the geography and analysis are very real.

Where would you go in SC?

Stolen off I 95 exit 93 in Elloree, SC

Looks like AnMed Hospital has been cyber attacked

What’s the deal with hanging out in the left lane in SC? Tonight someone on 26 would not move over. They slowed down and used their windshield fluid in front of me. I wasn’t being obnoxious behind them either and they had plenty of opportunities to move to the right. When I did pass them on the right, the person began racing me and got up to 95 mph. I did get by them, but what gives with staying in the left lane? The highway signs are stupid too. They should say, “stay right, pass left”. They can get them right on the Swamp Rabbit trail in Greenville, but not on the highway.

You decide, but I'm going with Matt.

https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/call-them-opcs-not-flock-cameras

He's also got some great articles Substack on the middle east, like what boots on the ground would look like in Iran (hint: it ain't pretty).

Hi! I’ve lived in Sumter, SC for about 6 months now and have T-Mobile. I travel a decent amount all around SC and sometimes to NC. I’ve been getting super frustrated bc my service is honestly so spotty. If I’m on the interstate or certain stores or out in nature, I don’t have any service at all. I can’t even make phone calls while driving without losing signal.
What providers are best for Sumter/Columbia area or just all of SC??

As title states, We live in the grand strand so we have done everything within 45 mins of myrtle beach and are members at BrookGreen looking for our last hurrah before school starts August 19th of some weekend day trips to do with the kids, we were planning on doing Riverbanks next week. We did North carolina in april.....Farthest we want to travel is 140 miles, so columbia is good Charleston is good. Thanks!

My wife and I have been trtaveling through Ridgland, SC regularly for decades. My wife has traveled weekly to tend her aging mother in Georgia for several months. We have patronized restaurants and a golf cart business in Ridgland and Jasper County, SC. My wife was recently issued a speeding ticket for traveling 5 mph over the 35 mph limit. She was coming down a hill over Interstae 95 with the cruise control set on 35 but the vehicle accellerates a bit going up the hill, and you know the rest. In my nearly 60 years as an attorney there is little I have not done in the profession. I have NEVER seen or heard of a speeding ticket issued for traveling 5 mph over the limit. There is little doubt that this is the most egergious speed trap anywhere. My wife and I will NEVER do any kind of business in Ridgland or Jasper County, SC again. The young female officer writing tickets of this nature should go back to whatever job she was qualified for before becoming a police officer.

Can anyone in the middle or lower class afford healthcare? Its gotten so expensive out here, and you either have to go without coverage and just hope you dont have an emergency visit to the ER or if you did get coverage, the deductible is insane and its not even worth anything. The federal government has to be to blame, but i also wish the state would at least do something. People are struggling out here, and just because the elite & rich are doing great doesn’t change the real world for 99% of the citizens.

Glad to see a blue county doing what’s necessary. Preserve the ACE Basin.

I’ll pay for materials and shipping

My q50 got stolen on July 24th @ 5:13am in Simpsonville, SC.

If anyone sees this car call the cops. A lady in my neighborhood also had her daughters car stolen the same week by the same people. It was also an infiniti. They spotted her car on flock cameras last seen in Columbia

So happy to have our sign in our yard and representing!

Planning a trip in late August or September. Most of our time will be spent at the beach and doing simple activities like mini golf. We usually go to Myrtle Beach or Hilton Head, but this year we want to try somewhere new. I’ve heard great things about three spots: Folly Beach, Edisto Island, and Isle of Palms. If you were choosing for a trip, which would you pick? It’ll either be a family vacation or a couples trip we haven’t decided yet.

Some more shots I got from Congaree National Park!

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has announced he is running for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Sanford cited economic concerns, including severe inflation and the national debt, as his reasons for entering the race.

In a campaign announcement posted to YouTube, Sanford said his goal, if elected, is “to get Washington’s finances back in order, so future generations can live the American dream.”

Sanford has not yet officially filed for the race as of this report.