Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys’ halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Amanda McCoy
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The Star-Telegram service team covered a range of headlines over the past week, from the death of a country music legend to the sudden closure of a longtime Fort Worth business. Here’s a quick digest of top stories you may have missed.
Country music icon Dolly Parton died at age 80, her nephew Bryan Seaver announced Tuesday, Aug. 25. A look back at her Fort Worth and North Texas performance history includes a Dec. 2, 1977, show at Panther Hall and her final regional appearance as the halftime performer at the Dallas Cowboys’ 2023 Thanksgiving Day game.Cityview Lanes, the longtime bowling alley on Oakmont Boulevard in Fort Worth, permanently closed as of Aug. 26 after the property was sold to a private investment group. The venue originally opened as Don Carter’s Cityview in 1986 and had hosted decades of leagues, tournaments and community events.Texas recognizes common-law marriage, meaning couples who live together may be legally married without a ceremony or license, according to the Texas Family Code. To qualify, partners must agree they are married, live together in Texas as a married couple and hold themselves out to others as married — and ending such a marriage requires a formal divorce, not just separation.
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