Athens Paintball keeps going through economic hits, misses

By Kyle Soto on Thursday, September 1, 2022
Chuck Thornton opened Athens Paintball on his family’s land in Winterville in 1992, soon after graduating from high school. (Submitted Photo)
Chuck Thornton opened Athens Paintball on his family’s land in Winterville in 1992, soon after graduating from high school. (Submitted Photo)

Chuck Thornton has lived on the same property in Winterville his entire life. It’s his home, but it’s also the home to Athens Paintball, which Thornton founded in 1992. 

 

During that span, At…