MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — As the government shutdown nears 40 days, organizations on both sides of the Tennessee-Kentucky border are coming together to offer emergency resources.
“If the government doesn’t open up in the next week, they’re going to be missing three paychecks at this point,” Christian County Military Affairs Director Shannon Lane said. “We were looking at 8,400 federal employees just in Montgomery and Christian County alone, not including almost 3,000 federal employees on Fort Campbell. So you’re talking an economic impact just using say the 8,400 total of almost $13 million a week in our local area.”
This week, Montgomery and Christian counties’ governments organized resource fairs in Oak Grove and Clarksville. Various companies and nonprofits offered a variety of help, including Kroger gift cards, banking assistance, and mental health resources just to name a few…