O-Score proof
Election Day: Parrottsville, Tenn., commission race ends in a tie between in-laws Gayla Hommel and Ronnie Hommel at 38 votes each (unofficial)
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 4 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). All 4 candidates were unrelated (other stories, section and results pages); a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 2:14 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:apnews.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:apnews.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:apnews.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:apnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:reuters.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:reuters.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:reuters.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:reuters.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:wsj.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:wsj.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:wsj.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:cnn.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:cnn.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:cnn.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:cbsnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:npr.org" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:npr.org" google-news: "Hommel tie site:npr.org" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:npr.org" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:npr.org" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:npr.org" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:npr.org" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:usatoday.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Parrottsville site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Hommel tie site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Hommel tie site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Cocke County tie site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Cocke County tie site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Parrottsville commission site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Parrottsville commission site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 2:14 PM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Parrottsville”, “Hommel tie”, “Cocke County tie”, “Parrottsville commission”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.