The Billy Wolfe story just got a little juicier. OK, a LOT juicier.

Scott F. Davis and Dustin Tracy of the Northwest Arkansas Times have put together a story entitled, “Who’s the bully? : Police, school records raise questions about claims made by Fayetteville High student” that is sure to heat things up again in regards to the boy who claims to have been bullied for years for no apparent reason.

Davis and Tracy shed light on what many have been wondering since the original story was first published in the New York Times. In other words, we’re finally hearing from the “bullies” and not just the “bullied.” And as it turns out, Billy Wolfe’s lawsuit against the students he says continuously beat him up may be headed for a dead end.

From Dylan Gray, the student in a wheelchair with muscular dystrophy to Benny Burk from Wolfe’s shop class, today’s story seems to have covered most of the more popular claims that Wolfe and his family are making. It’s quite a shocking read, to be honest, even if you’d already suspected that the Wolfes might not be telling the whole truth.

And as for the Wolfes’ claim that the school officials and police aren’t doing anything to stop the “bullying”, Davis and Tracy have uncovered quite a bit of evidence to prove otherwise. In fact, they even published disciplinary records from the police department that show Billy had been disciplined (yes, Billy) for picking on students and then “admitted wrongdoing and stated he would not do it anymore.”

As this story begins to get less fuzzy around the edges for us here in Fayetteville, it’s hard not to wonder how things will look to the rest of the nation once 20/20 puts the final edits on their upcoming investigation. Will they talk to the same individuals or will they also release a premature story?

The biggest question of all, however, is will it turn out that the original NY Times article should have been entitled “A Bully the Boys Love to Beat Up, Repeatedly?”

We’ve been waiting for a few days now for some actual witnesses to come forth to the media to tell their side of the story. Sometime yesterday or today, KNWA went to the Fayetteville High School campus to get some opinions on Billy Wolfe from FHS students. “Surprisingly these students were very forthcoming with their opinion of Billy Wolfe,” said KNWA’s Megan Dill.

What we found more surprising, however, was a statement about halfway through the segment in which Dill says, “We should note none of these students know Billy Wolfe well.”

Great job, KNWA. Your segment was about as informative as the rumors over at Drudge.com.

Head on over to NWAhomepage.com to watch the segment yourself.

We fully expected an all-out bashing of Fayetteville’s school district/officials this morning. Instead, the Today Show focused mainly on painting a picture of a completely innocent teenager who has done nothing to provoke the alleged bullying.

“He’s a good kid. He doesn’t stay out late. He doesn’t do drugs,” said his mother Penney Wolfe. Host Matt Lauer asked Billy, “Are you a wise guy? Are you the kind of guy who makes comments to kids as they go by? Are you provoking this in any way?” Billy’s response was, “No.”

Aside from a brief comment about Billy’s parents saying that the Fayetteville School District has done little or nothing to stop the attacks, the majority of the five-minute segment was dedicated to showing photo montages of Billy with black eyes and bruises on his face and a few videos of fights.

Head on over to Today on msnbc.com to read and watch for yourself.

We sure have been getting a lot of negative national attention lately. If it isn’t freaky cops tasering cows, it’s local children beating up the same kid over and over for seven years.

Yesterday’s New York Times article, A Boy the Bullies Love to Beat Up, Repeatedly, is causing quite a stir across the internet. From news sites across the country to blogs small and large, this story is becoming an overnight giant.

The trouble is, nobody seems to really have a grasp on what the hell is going on. At first glance, it seems like you’re about to settle down into a long, detailed story about bullying in general with a strong focus on Fayetteville High School student Billy Wolfe. But before you know it, the story’s over and you’re left thinking to yourself, “Wait a second, what?”

Apparently, Wolfe has been beat up and made fun of for the last seven years and from the sound of it, there’s nothing that anyone can do about it. From getting “pummeled” on the school bus, “beat up” in the bathroom and “punched” during Spanish class, Dan Barry tells an incredibly disturbing story of a boy who seems to have no hope of seeing any justice carried out on his attackers.

We’re not lawyers here at the Flyer but it sounds like what is happening to this kid is normally categorized as assault. The fact that the attackers are minors should make little difference in a situation as unique as Wolfe’s. Getting pushed around by a bully is one thing but if you’ve spent nearly a decade as a live punching bag, then there’s got to be something you or your school officials can do (besides moving away).

There are a ton of interesting tidbits of information scattered throughout the story that never get fully expanded upon. For example, there’s some talk of Wolfe being called gay (which apparently he’s not) and the possibility of him actually contributing to the problem himself. There’s even mention of a Facebook page that was set up by some Fayetteville students called “Every One That Hates Billy Wolfe.” But with all these seemingly loose ends, it’s difficult to get a grasp on what’s really going on.

It’s also impossible not to think that we aren’t being told the full story here.

Does anyone have any insight as to who this kid is, who is attacking him, why they’re attacking him or why nothing is being done?

If Barry’s facts are all in order, it would seem as though our school officials have a much bigger problem on their hands than trying to agree on whether or not to sell some property to the University of Arkansas.

[UPDATE: The Arkansas Times has updated information including a press release issued by the Fayetteville School District.]