Charter school bags former Parkway Village Kroger for new campus
A rendering of what the playground at the new Memphis Merit Academy campu. Founder Lakenna Booker said it is purposely placed in the center of the building to keep students safe given issues with crime in the surrounding area. (Courtesy Lakenna Booker)
“I’m excited for people to drive by and say, ‘There is Merit in Memphis’” said Lakenna Booker, Memphis Merit Academy’s founder and head of school.
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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