Daniel Austin Freeze of Manchester was arrested recently on indictments for rape.
Freeze, 36, of Petty Road, Manchester was indicted on six counts by the November term of the Coffee County Grand Jury for statutory rape by an authority figure, incest, two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and aggravated statutory rape.
Freeze is accused of having sexual relations with a child between the age of 13 and 18 years old. The alleged sexual encounters allegedly occurred between May 2014 and December 2014.
Freeze was released from the Coffee County Jail after posting bond that was set at $50,000. He is scheduled to appear in Coffee County Circuit Court on Wednesday.

Tullahoma Fire & Rescue and Manchester Fire & Rescue have teamed up to assist with the ongoing firefighting effort in Hamilton County, Soddy Daisy area. Friday morning both teams came together and deployed up to the fire area to assist local area departments and other departments deployed to the area (Knoxville, Brentwood, Chattanooga, and Hardin County Fire Depts). At the request of the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association mutual aid group from the State Forestry Service another team of area firefighters has deployed to Hamilton County, Soddy Daisy area to continue the firefighting efforts. These teams will be combating the fires for the next few days or until relieved by on site Incident Management Team.
Manchester Fire Chief George Chambers said, “This is a continuation of the efforts started the week before by Coffee County Fire departments (Summitville, Hillsboro, Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Departments and Tullahoma Fire Rescue along with Metro Moore County Fire Department). Chambers added, “This is has truly been an outstanding team effort by area firefighters coming together to assist other departments and communities in need of assistance.”

Local youth tobacco use data indicates that most youth in Coffee County are making great choices when it comes to tobacco use. The 2012-13 PIRE Student Survey conducted by the Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition (CCADC) shows that 53% of 10th graders reported not smoking cigarettes, even once, in their lifetime, while 72% of 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th graders reported not smoking cigarettes, even once, in the past 30 days. Data points to the average age to start using tobacco as 11 years old and many youth are addicted to nicotine by the age of 14. This is a point for concern for the Coalition and the Coffee County Health Council when tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
The Coalition is partnering with the Coffee County Health Council to assist our three local school systems in creating clean air spaces where youth play, educating the public on the dangers of tobacco/nicotine use, and enhancing public health laws already in place regarding tobacco, e-cigarettes, and chewing tobacco. All school buildings and public seating areas in Coffee County are completely “smoke-free” thanks to the state of Tennessee’s Children’s Act for Clean Air (TCA Sec. 39-17-1604) which prohibits:

• Smoking by youth on grounds of all public and private schools.
• Adults smoking within 50 feet of any entrance into the school building.
• Adults smoking in any public seating areas, bleachers and restrooms for school sporting events.

County Health Rankings notes that 26% of adults in Coffee County currently use tobacco. If you or someone you love uses tobacco/nicotine products and wants to become tobacco-free, here are a few free resources to kick start a healthy habit: call 1-800-QUIT-NOW, visit www.smokefree.gov or download a smartphone app at www.quitterscircle.com
Join the Coalition in creating, supporting, and maintaining a safe, healthy, and drug-free community by observing smoke-free laws already in place to preserve clean air and good health for our schools’ young lungs at work and play. Get more information at www.ccantidrug.org, call (931) 570-4484, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
In an effort to support local tobacco/smoke-free campuses the Coalition, in partnership with the Coffee County Health Council and local school districts, will be placing permanent signage at school entrances, pick-up/drop off lines, and sporting areas over the next few months to bring attention to the smoke-free laws. Announcements at sporting events, bathroom placards, informational packets, banners, and increased patrols are other avenues that will be used to inform and educate the public.

Motlow State Community College has been approved to receive a $5.5 million Governor’s Capacity Grant to fund construction of a new Advanced Robotics Training Center on the McMinnville campus. The facility will house robots and training equipment by the top three national robot manufacturers to instruct students in design, operation and maintenance of industrial robots. The center will serve both traditional and nontraditional students through a new Associate Degree program in Mechatronics. Warren County Industrial Development Board Director Don Alexander said this initiative could enhance the area for employment. Land for the facility has already been donated by the Warren County Commission.