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Columbus County’s Hallsboro satellite court is the first of its kind in North Carolina, state and local court officials said. The closed Hallsboro Middle school campus became a full-service courthouse Thursday for the first time, with district court being held in two buildings. Traffic cases, parole violations and first appearances via video were among the business on the docket. “Columbus County is the first in the state to...

District court will convene in the Hallsboro Middle School cafeteria and media center Thursday. The satellite facility will be the first of its kind in the state, court officials said. “We have created a courthouse in Hallsboro,” Clerk of Superior Court Jess Hill said. “I asked the AOC (Administrative Office of the Courts) and they confirmed we’re the first in the state to do it like this. Other...