Mar 30, 2016: Clarion Ledger: Wives of Mississippi officials face shoplifting charge
Amanda Vance Miles, 36, of Forest and Sheri Prestage, 49, of Morton were allegedly stopped in the Belk department store with over $2,000 in jewelry. Miles is the wife of District 75 state Representative Tom Miles. Prestage is the wife of Scott County Constable Richard Prestage, and is Miles' aunt.
Amanda Vance Miles, 36, of Forest and Sheri Prestage, 49, of Morton were allegedly stopped in the Belk department store with over $2,000 in jewelry. Miles is the wife of District 75 state Representative Tom Miles. Prestage is the wife of Scott County Constable Richard Prestage, and is Miles' aunt.
Feb 16, 2016: WLOX: Legislation filed to make the Bible Mississippi's state book
The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. And Representative Tom Miles thinks it's fitting to give it a place of prominence in Mississippi.
The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. And Representative Tom Miles thinks it's fitting to give it a place of prominence in Mississippi.
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Apr 16, 2015: USA Press: Push to Make the Bible Tennessee’s Official Book Derailed Amid Legal Questions
Even though the Tennessee measure appears to be scuttled for now, this may not be the last the country sees such laws floated. On the heels of a quickly withdrawn attempt last year to make the Bible the official state book of Louisiana, a similar bill was introduced earlier this year in Mississippi. It fizzled in committee, but state Representative Tom Miles, a Democrat, said he plans to introduce it again next session. “We feel like if it would have hit the floor, we had the votes,” he told TIME. Mar 7, 2015: Sun Herald: Mississippi Hospital Association sank a quarter-million into last legislative election
Committee members who were backed by MHA PAC: Brad Mayo, R-Oxford, $500, Mac Huddleston, R-Pontotoc, $1,000, Jeff Smith, R-Columbus, $1,000, Tom Miles, D-Forest, $5,000, Randy Rushing, R-Decatur, $2,500 |
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Feb 3, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Legislature passes first 'killing deadline'
DEAD. The Bible as the official state book. HB 1178, by Reps. Tom Miles, D-Forest, and Michael Evans, D-Preston, and HB386 by Rep. Tracy Arnold, R-Boonville, would have designated the Holy Bible as the official state book of Mississippi. Jan 31, 2015: WAPT: 12-year-old proposes community service legislation
Rep. Tom Miles helped Alman write the bill that would require 25 hours of community service before graduating. Jan 14, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Born To Fight
Rep. Tom Miles, D-Forest, and Rep. William Shirley, R-Quitman, both authored bills designed to abolish partisan primaries, which would mean that election primaries would no longer be separated by party. Jan 12, 2015: Mississippi Gun News: MS Rep. Tom Miles Wants to Study School Violence
Mississippi Representative Tom Miles (D, District 75 – Scott) has proposed House Bill 62, which seeks to create a school security and campus safety task force. |
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Sept 5, 2014: NewsMs: "Larger Than Life": State Sen. Terry Brown Remembered After Losing Battle With Cancer
Brown’s colleagues at the capital immediately took to Twitter to pay tribute following news of his death. This post is from Rep. Tom Miles: My heart & prayers go out to the Family of State Senate President Pro Tem Terry Brown of Columbus in his passing this afternoon.
Brown’s colleagues at the capital immediately took to Twitter to pay tribute following news of his death. This post is from Rep. Tom Miles: My heart & prayers go out to the Family of State Senate President Pro Tem Terry Brown of Columbus in his passing this afternoon.
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Tom Miles is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the 75th district. Rep. Miles is a member of Forest Baptist Church, Morton, Rankin, and Forest County Chambers of Commerce, Forest Rotary and Lion's Club, lifetime member of the NRA, Scott County Dive Team, Habitat for Humanity and Relay for Life, and MSU Alumni Assoc. Rep. Miles was born November 3, 1979 in Morton, Mississippi. He is of the Baptist faith.
Tom Miles is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the 75th district. Rep. Miles is a member of Forest Baptist Church, Morton, Rankin, and Forest County Chambers of Commerce, Forest Rotary and Lion's Club, lifetime member of the NRA, Scott County Dive Team, Habitat for Humanity and Relay for Life, and MSU Alumni Assoc. Rep. Miles was born November 3, 1979 in Morton, Mississippi. He is of the Baptist faith.