UPDATE: The Wings Over North Georgia (WONG) Airshow will carry on over the weekend without its main attraction as the government shutdown continues.

Organizers of the the WONG Airshow say the US Navy Blue Angels will not be at the annual event in Rome, because of the ongoing shutdown.

Federal workers still on the job have a new worry: Taking a day off during the shutdown

Taking sick leave during the shutdown would result in federal employees being furloughed for those days.

The shutdown began on October 1, when congress failed to reach a deal on a spending bill to keep the government open.

Organizers posted the following message online :

WONG AIRSHOW UPDATE - The most recent vote today by the U.S. Senate did not result in an approved budget. Because there isn’t another vote sche

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