Kevin and Belinda Rushing, of Brookhaven, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kristin Rushing, of Brookhaven, to Michael King, of Houston.

He is the son of Eddie King and Ginnie O’Barr.

She is the granddaughter of Bertile Beasley and the late Bill Beasley, of Brookhaven, and Clifton Rushing Sr. and the late Jo Alice Rushing, of Union Church.

He is the grandson of Kay O’Barr, and the late Dennis O’Barr and Louis and Ruby King, all of Houston.

The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Loyd Star Attendance Center and a graduate of Southwest Mississippi Community College where she received an associates degree in nursing. She is currently employed with Southwest Mississippi Medical Center in the intensive care unit as a registered nurse.

The prospective groom is a 2008 graduate of West Lincoln Attendance Center where he received a degree in political science. He is currently employed with Rex Lumber Company.

The couple will exchange vows at 5:30 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 26 at The Gazebo on the Bluff on Broadway Street in Natchez. A reception will follow at the Parkview Church of God.

All friends and relatives are invited to attend the wedding and the reception.