The Standard Newspaper-Pitt & Greene

05/08/2025

https://blog.allentate.com/the-cost-of-waiting-to-buy/

In the dynamic world of real estate, timing is everything. As trusted advisors to homebuyers, we understand the significance of making informed decisions in a market that’s as unpredictable as it is promising. Today, we’re here to shed light on a crucial aspect often overlooked: the cost of wait...

03/14/2025

"Emily Levy isn’t surprised. Nor is MacKenzie Price, Sari Factor or others on the frontlines of K-12 education and the uphill climb to rebound from students’ learning gaps and falling test scores since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

The recently released ‘National Report Card’ test scores show 40% of fourth graders don’t have basic reading skills, and 39% of eighth graders are behind in math. The numbers of lagging students are up 6 and 8 percentage points, respectively, since 2019, and the shutdowns and stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic."

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12/06/2024

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11/12/2024

KENLY — An institution dedicated to preserving the state’s agricultural and to***co farming heritage will now become part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

11/11/2024

There are people who serve Pitt County residents, whether as a sheriff’s deputy, social worker, tax official or transport driver, who also served the nation as members of the Armed Forces.

There are people who serve Pitt County residents, whether as a sheriff’s deputy, social worker, tax official or transport driver, who also served the nation as members of the Armed

11/11/2024

The Pitt County Health Department will hold a Diabetes Block Party to kick off National Diabetes Awareness Month from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday at the Pitt County Health Department, 201 Government Circle.

The Pitt County Health Department will hold a Diabetes Block Party to kick off National Diabetes Awareness Month from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday at the Pitt County Health

11/09/2024

I went to a family gathering at a local restaurant on Saturday. One of the members of the gathering came up to me and asked, “Who is going to win the election?” I said, “I don’t know.” An honest question deserved an honest answer.

I went to a family gathering at a local restaurant on Saturday. One of the members of the gathering came up to me and asked, “Who is going to win

11/09/2024

Over 50 years of collaborative conservation has prevented the extinction of this iconic Southeast bird.

11/09/2024

The 19th-century English historian Lord Acton is famously remembered for his observation in a letter addressed to Bishop Mandell Creighton: “Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”