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HERES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE TOP STORIES. THE 12 NEWSROOM IS FOLLOWING RIGHT NOW. SO NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ROY COOPERS OFFICE SAYS THE STATE IS GETTING MORE THAN $26 MILLION IN ORDER TO BUY NEW ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSSES. ITS GETTING 114 IN TOTAL. THIS IS A PART OF THE EPAS CLEAN SCHOOL BUS GRANT PROGRAM. WERETOLD MORE THAN 98% OF THE BUSSES WILL BE DEPLOYED IN LOW INCOME, RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. THE GOVERNORS OFFICE SAYS THIS WILL HELP MORE THAN 300,000 STUDENTS ACROSS 13 COUNTIES IN TOTAL, 188 ELECTRIC BUSSES HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA JUST IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. IN STOKES COUNTY, PART OF HIGHWAY 89 NEAR HIGHWAY EIGHT COLLAPSED FROM SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SENT US THIS PHOTO YESTERDAY SHOWING THE DAMAGE IT ESTIMATES REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETE BY FEBRUARY 1ST. THANKFULLY, NO CARS WERE ON THE ROAD WHEN IT COLLAPSED. RIGHT NOW, THIS AREA IS BARRICADED OFF A CAREER FAIR IS ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY IN GREENSBORO TODAY. THAT IS GOING TO BE HOSTED BY CLIMB JOBS HAPPENING STARTING AT 10 A.M., RUNNING TILL TWO. SEVERAL EMPLOYERS WILL BE THERE, INCLUDING GRAHAM PERSONNEL AND THRIVE. THE EVENT IS BEING HELD AT THE MARRIOTT GREENSBORO DOWNTOWN ON NORTH GREENE STREET. THE CITY OF HIGH POINT IS LOOKING TO HIRE MOTOR AND SANITATION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, WATER SEWER TECHNICIANS ALONG WITH OTHER POSITIONS. SO THE CITY IS HOSTING A JOB FAIR NEXT THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH FROM NINE UNTIL THREE. THIS EVENT WILL BE AT THE HIGH POINT PUBLIC LIBRARY ON NORTH MAIN STREET.