CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — Federal workers in Kentucky and Tennessee are finding support through emergency resource fairs as the government shutdown enters its second month.

While many active duty military service members are getting paid during the shutdown, much of the federal civilian workforce is not. County leaders said that amounts to thousands of people in their communities who have seen their income disappear.

"We're over a month now, 35 days since their last paycheck. They made their mortgage payments last month. This month, it's questionable whether they can make it or not," said Shannon Lane, director of military affairs for the Christian County Chamber of Commerce.

This week, leaders with Montgomery County, Tennessee, and Christian County, Kentucky's Chamber of Commerc

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