Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Coker Hardin Jr. of Vicksburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashlee Nicole, to Andrew Cole Embry of Charleston, S.C. Mr. Embry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stanley Embry of Vicksburg.

Miss Hardin is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Coker Hardin Sr. of Florence and Mr. and Mrs. Harel Eugene McCoy of Jackson.

Mr. Embry is the grandson of Flo Ann Cole and the late Charles Hershel Cole of Gulfport and Edna Grace Embry and the late Edward Clark Embry of Vicksburg.

The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Warren Central High School. She received an Associate of Applied Science degree from Hinds Community College.

Miss Hardin is a physical therapist assistant at Promise Hospital.

The prospective groom is a 2003 graduate of Porters Chapel Academy, where he was a member of the 2003 State Championship baseball team. He attended Meridian Community College, where he played baseball, and Hinds Community College.

Mr. Embry is employed at Valley Crest Landscape Management and Irrigation.

Vows will be exchanged at 2 p.m. March 10, 2012, at Woodlawn Baptist Church of Vicksburg. A reception will follow. All relatives and friends are invited to attend.