SALISBURY - A man's lack of a driver's license led to a traffic stop that then resulted in police finding drugs. 

On Wednesday while on patrol, Salisbury Police officer A.L. Bouk spotted a tan Chevrolet Monte Carlo traveling on Bringle Ferry Road. 

With the help of his computer access to DMV in his patrol car, Bouk discovered that the registered owner of this vehicle did not have a valid driver’s license.  As a result, a traffic stop was conducted on Long Street near East 11th Street. 

As he walked up to the car Bouk's nose picked up a strong odor of marijuana.  Bouk also found that the driver, Antoine Herndon, was in fact, without a license. 

SALISBURY - The City of Salisbury has released an update in the ongoing investigation into acts of misconduct at the Salisbury Fire Department.

Battallion Chief Chris Lyerly, who was placed on administrative leave earlier this week, has now been terminated.

Lyerly joins Captain Baxter "Buddy" Miller and firefighter Courtney Brown as being terminated by the city for unspecified roles in misconduct.

A fourth firefighter, Chet Hedrick, is now back serving with the fire department after being suspended.

SALISBURY - Students at Catawba College may not fully understand the protests occurring in Egypt, but they’ll be much more aware of the situation should their wallets be affected. This was the consensus of a forum, “Insights into Egypt,” whose members Wednesday night, Feb. 2, discussed the impact of the protests in Cairo.

The event was sponsored by Catawba’s Department of History and Politics and included Dr. Michael Bitzer, an associate professor and department chair; Dr. Sanford Silverburg, a political science professor who is an internationally recognized expert on the Middle East; Dr. Gary Freeze, a history professor; and Freeze’s son Matt, who spent six months at American University in Cairo.

The impromptu forum, Bitzer said, was organized late Tuesday afternoon at the request of students who wanted to learn more about the developing story in the Middle East. “It was very much a last-minute thing,” Bitzer said. “We sent out a mass e-mail and put up flyers. It made perfect sense for the department to do it.”

More than three dozen students attended the 9 p.m. forum to listen to the panel’s remarks and ask questions.