The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering granting a permit to dredge the channels that passenger ferries and recreational boats use to get to Cape Lookout National Seashore.
A bill to impose tougher criminal penalties for infrastructure attacks is headed to Governor Roy Cooper.
North Carolina Congressman Richard Hudson will hold a hearing in Pinehurst Friday on that substation attack.
North Carolina state government might not have a budget when the new fiscal year begins next month.