Facing a steep rent increase, a mother finds a new home in Nashville with a little help from a friend Ambriehl CrutchfieldApril 8, 2022 Listen Back when WPLN News first interviewed Ellen Mahurin, she was sleeping on her couch in a Franklin two-bedroom townhouse. Now she’s scored a three-bedroom, about 30 minutes from her daughter’s school. It’s a trade-off.