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New mayor takes reigns as residents say farewell to Merle Aaron Written by Cynthia Calvert Published: 17 May 2021 After 16 years of public service to the citizens of Humble, Merle Aaron has retired. Aaron was feted by the city’s numerous employees, as well as family and friends, at a luncheon Friday, May 7 at the Humble Civic Center. Amid flowers, balloons, fajitas and cupcakes, City Manager Jason Steube, Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey and new Mayor Norman Funderburk reminisced and shared fond memories. Aaron began his public duty as a council member; the last six...

Funderburk brings new leadership to Humble Written by Beverly Horner Published: 17 May 2021 May 13, 2021, is a date that will go into the history books for the city of Humble. This is the date that the head of the city changed hands from Mayor Merle Aaron to the newly elected Mayor Norman Funderburk. “Together we welcome Funderburk and his family to the council, said Aaron. Councilmembers Charles Cunningham and Andy Curry, who won reelection, were sworn into office. During this historic night, the board and all attendees also recognized the Humble Fire and Rescue Firefig...

Humble City Council approves election for May 1  Written by Beverly Horner Published: 22 February 2021 On the blistery evening of Feb. 11, the Humble City Council approved a general joint election to be held May 1 for the purpose of electing a mayor and city council member places 1 and 2. There are three contested positions, with six residents seeking the posts, two for the mayoral position and four for the council seats. The last day to file was Friday, Feb. 12. Former Council Member Norman Funderburk will face Arliss Bentley for the mayor’s job. Funderburk, who serv...

Humble City Council to take applications for Council Place 3 vacancy Written by Beverly Horner Published: 12 February 2021 On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Humble City Council held a special meeting to determine how to handle the Council Place 3 vacancy. Former council member, Norman Funderburk, recently resigned his seat on the council and announced his mayoral candidacy. The council unanimously decided to accept applications for citizens interested in serving. The council position awardee will serve a term set to end May 2022. The council can choose to either make an appointment ...

Paula Settle is Humble’s newest councilmember Written by Tom Broad Paula Settle has prevailed in the Humble City Council election. A recount of the 601 votes cast in the Humble City Council runoff election has verified that the original vote from the December 13 runoff did not change. Paula Settle received 301 votes while her opponent, Arliss Bentley received 300 votes. Since the election was not overturned, there is no need to canvass the results again, according to Humble City Secretary Jenny Page. The Position 4 election has been quite a journey for Settle and Bentley and demo...