Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School reported live updates on a football game through its official Twitter account on September 6, 2025. The tweets highlighted a key play and provided links to additional coverage.

In a post at 00:29 UTC, the school announced, "15yd TD Run, Leo Hughes. Devils, 20-0.Q2, 7:10 https://t.co/AuS9OEogSO". Two subsequent posts at 00:48 UTC and 01:11 UTC shared additional links without commentary: "https://t.co/4v04XYKCct" and "https://t.co/BYVP6AedTV".

Murphysboro High School is part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 in Jackson County, Illinois. The district encompasses several schools including Carruthers Elementary School, General John A. Logan Attendance Centre, McElvain School, Murphysboro Middle School, and Murphysboro High School itself (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770; most are women and none had more than ten absences in a year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). Demographically, the student body is primarily White (69 percent), with Black students making up nearly 16 percent and Hispanic students just over seven percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In fiscal year 2020, per-student spending was $19,142 for a total expenditure of over $37 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).