Remember the bald mound? Well, hubbub ensued, as the Franklin Board of Aldermen debated how and if they should apologize to the Eastern Band of Cherokee. Mayor Joe Collins apologized unilaterally, and therefore received a formal censure from four of five aldermen. The dissenter, Bob Alderman, begged to be included in the censure, acknowledging his efforts at peacemaking, but Collins insisted on going it alone. Both gentlemen were pleased to own their actions.