Sarah Whitfield and Theotis Porter Sr. have announced their engagement.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Patricia and James Whitfield of Courtland. She is the granddaughter of Ruth and Charles Simonds of Chelmsford.

A 2000 Southampton High School graduate, she earned a degree in special education from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Her fiancé is the son of Gladys and Aron Porter Sr. of Suffolk. His grandparents are