The Pitt County Board of Education voted to make Dr. Steve Lassiter permanent superintendent during a 5:00 p.m. meeting. Lassiter is the first African American to hold the position in Pitt County.

One of the players that was honored was BYU senior wide receiver Darius Lassiter. Lassiter had exhausted all NCAA eligibility and was playing his final game at Lavell Edwards Stadium. That was ...