The Franklin Town Council has voted to transfer the deed to the ancient Nikwasi Mound to a nonprofit. The hall broke out into applause after the town council voted unanimously in favor of transferring the property to the Nikwasi Initiative - a nonprofit made up of representatives from Franklin, Macon County, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Mainspring Conservation Trust. Hope Huskey is on the board of the Nikwasi Initiative and a member of the Eastern Band. “I like the idea that Cherokee