Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Milton McKnight of Fayetteville announce the engagement of their daughter, Shannon Michelle McKnight, to Anthony DeMonti Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DeMonti Sr. of Fredericksburg, Va., and Mrs. Linda DeMonti of Charleston, S.C.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ross Hackney of Jacksonville, Fla., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Loyd McKnight of Birmingham, Ala. A 1997 graduate of Woodward Academy in College Park, she attended the College of Charleston where she was a member of Phi Mu Fraternity. She is a graduate of Gordon College and Jacksonville State University with a bachelor of science degree in emergency management. She is employed with American Heritage LLC in the Charleston area.

The groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ervin H. Taylor, and Mrs. Natale G. DeMonti of Phillipsburg, N.J., and the late Mr. DeMonti. He is a 1990 graduate of Kalaheo High School in Kailua, Hawaii. He currently attends Columbia Southern University where he is pursuing a degree in occupational health and science with a major in fire science. He is employed with the Summerville, South Carolina Fire Department as a firefighter/EMT and with American Heritage LLC as an EMT.

The wedding is planned for May 10, 2008, at Bethel United Methodist Church in Charleston, S.C.