NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — This week, the life and legacy of Thelma Harper is being celebrated. The former state senator passed away nearly two weeks ago at the age of 80. Community members will have ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville and the state of Tennessee continue to mourn the death of former Senator Thelma Harper. Her body lies in state at the Historic Metro Courthouse on Tuesday until 2 p ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Many gathered for a last goodbye for Senator Thelma Harper, a legislative giant who spent decades serving North Nashville in the Tennessee General Assembly. She returned to ...

The late Sen. Thelma Harper returned to her beloved Tennessee state Capitol for the last time on Wednesday, lying in state in the building where she represented her Nashville constituents for nearly ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Longtime Tennessee State Senator Thelma Harper has died at the age of 80. The Tennessee Senate Democratic Press Caucus Secretary confirmed to News 2 Senator Harper’s passing.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Longtime Tennessee state Sen. Thelma Harper died at the age of 80 on Thursday. Friends are now remembering the North Nashville icon who transformed politics in Tennessee. It ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Long-time Tennessee State Senator Thelma Harper has died. She was 80. Linda Harper said her mom died peacefully and unexpectedly on Thursday morning. "It is with an unimaginable ...

Thelma Harper, who represented the Tennessee Senate's 19th District for three decades, has died. She was 80 years old. The longtime Democrat and North Nashvillian was the longest-serving woman in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Longtime Tennessee State Senator Thelma Harper will be the first African American woman to lie in the Tennessee State Capitol. Sen. Harper passed away on April 22 at 80-years-old.

Former Sen. Thelma Harper, Tennessee's longest-serving female state senator and the first Black woman elected to the chamber, died Thursday. Harper, a Democrat from Nashville, was 80 years old. Her ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Former Sen. Thelma Harper was honored on Saturday night at the St. Jude Spirit of the Dream event. Metro Police Chief John Drake presented the Legacy Award to Linda Harper, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Longtime Tennessee ...