Knowlan-Russell

Jack and Bonnie Knowlan of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Erika Anne Knowlan of Gulfport, Fla., to 1st Lt. Matthew Cole Russell of Valdosta, Ga. He is the son of Beth Russell and Scott Russell of Jupiter, Fla.

Knowlan is a 1996 graduate of Jackson High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in secondary education from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2001. She is a third-year student at Stetson Law School in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Russell is a 1996 graduate of Jupiter Christian High School, and received a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2001. He is a pilot with the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta.

An Aug. 9 wedding is planned at First Baptist Church in Jackson.