Sundays can be days for catching up on things, including local stories you may have missed in last week’s daily digital editions of The Birmingham News. So to help you out, here are some of the stories our readers found most interesting.

Outdoors icons: In just a little more than a month, Alabama has lost a trio of outdoors icons. They are names that casual hunters and fishermen may have heard of, but not truly understood the role they played in the pursuits they love, said longtime outdoors columnist Michael C. Bolton. He shared their stories in a must-read.

Water Works spending: After years of ranking among the worst public utilities in the nation when it comes to customer satisfaction ratings, the Birmingham Water Works board voted to spend thousands of dollars to join the organization that routinely issues them failing grades. In an effort to improve its customer satisfaction ratings, the board recently voted to pay $37,500 to J.D. Power and Associates for a membership subscription. Joseph D. Bryant told the story.

Long-gone lower Alabama eats: A walk down memory lane had food writer David Holloway longing for these long-gone lower Alabama restaurants.