The Transylvania Times -

On Nov. 16, Alice Wellborn will end her Transylvania County school board term. She was defeated on Nov. 3, but “defeated” is a bizarre word to apply to this community servant. For four years Alice has worked tirelessly for the students and teachers of our county. She never failed to do extensive research about any issue brought to the board.

After years as our district psychologist, when she retired in 2013, Alice continued to devote her time to children, families, schools and staff. Her wise and measured education newspaper column informed us all about the issues that face a sma...