Pressgrove-Howard

Guy and Gloria Pressgrove of Brandon, Miss., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Pressgrove, to Matthew Howard, both of Cordova, Tenn. He is the son of Tom and Diane Howard of Cape Girardeau.

Pressgrove is a graduate of Mississippi State University at Starkville. She is an interior designer with Office Scapes in Memphis, Tenn.

Howard is also a graduate of Mississippi State University at Starkville. He is a field environmental scientist with Terracon.

A Sept. 18 wedding is planned at First Baptist Chapel in Jackson, Miss.