Suzette Byrd (left), of Maryville, shown with her son, Bradley, will be honored as Mother of the Year by the Tennessee Justice Center at a Tuesday ceremony in Nashville.

Fighting the good fight: Blount County mothers honored

06:43 PM - Suzette Byrd, of Maryville, and Amy Davis, of Louisville, will both be honored as "Mother of the Year" by the Tennessee Justice Center in recognition of their persistence in battling for the legal rights of their children. Read more...

Suzette Byrd (left), of Maryville, shown with her son, Bradley, will be honored as Mother of the Year by the Tennessee Justice Center at a Tuesday ceremony in Nashville.

Fighting the good fight: Blount County mothers honored

06:43 PM - Suzette Byrd, of Maryville, and Amy Davis, of Louisville, will both be honored as "Mother of the Year" by the Tennessee Justice Center in recognition of their persistence in battling for the legal rights of their children. Read more...

Social network gives parents advice, support

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Caffeine can increase blood sugar

06:38 PM - That morning "cup o' joe" might just be complicating your health, if you have diabetes. This can cause alarm for some women, as the American Diabetes Association says nearly 9.7 million women or 8. Read more...

Memories of mother, gone too soon

06:31 PM - The following is an entry from the personal journal of Joy Carroll, written May 21, 2000, the week after Mother's Day. Read more...

Lupus Awareness Month observed

06:31 PM - While most Americans are aware of the signs and health risks of breast cancer or heart disease, relatively few are aware of another significant health problem that disproportionately strikes young women between the ages of 15 and 45: lupus. Read more...

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