Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Stevens of Tyrone announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany McKinnon Stevens, to Dessie DeWitt Carter Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Dessie Carter of Newington.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Barbara Fields and the late A. McKinnon Fields of Atlanta and Mr. and Mrs. Corvis and Peggy Stevens of Marietta. She is a graduate of McIntosh High School and obtained a bachelors degree in biological science from the University of Georgia. She will graduate with honors in May 2009 with a masters in science from the University of Georgia.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Eleanor Major and the late Samuel M. Major Jr. of Varnville, S.C., and the late Aldace and Arrie Mae Carter of Newington. He is a graduate of Effingham County High School and obtained a bachelors degree in biological science from the University of Georgia. He will graduate in May 2009 with a doctorate of veterinary medicine from the University of Georgia.

The wedding is planned for May 16, 2009, in Newnan.