WAYNE — Former Fort Gay officials Joetta Hatfield and Sheila Bowen waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Tuesday at the Wayne County Courthouse.

Cases for Hatfield, the town’s former mayor, and Bowen, the town’s former treasurer and recorder, will be bound over to a grand jury.

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Jesten Richardson is a reporter and can be reached at jrichardson@hdmediallc.com and found on X (formerly Twitter) at @JRichardsonHD.