Painter Larry Rawlings primes a wall in the new tennis center, top left. Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on the center, which officials hope to open in the next few weeks.

Cooper Brumfield, 10, talks to his tennis coach Tina Montagnet, while Dane Novak, 7, balances tennis balls and Lehmann Novak, 9, empties a container of tennis balls in front of the new Duncan Park Tennis Center Wednesday in Natchez.