Developer John "Thunder" Thornton defended his River Gorge Ranch before an overflow crowd at the Marion County Commission on Monday night, saying, "We are going to do it right." He also said he plans ...

A new residential project in Marion County by Chattanooga developer John "Thunder" Thornton could be sitting on a "Swiss cheese" system of abandoned coal mine shafts, according to nearby residents.

A land rush for the Tennessee hills that began during the pandemic is flowing strong, says Thunder Enterprises President Dane Bradshaw. That desire for spacious skies first came for Thunder Thornton's ...