Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hardin of Thomson are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Leslie Gail Hardin, to Joseph Neil Walls.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Walls of Dawsonville.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Jeanette Beasley Coleman of Thomson and the late James B. Beasley Sr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hardin Jr. of Lincolnton.

She is a graduate of Lakeside High School in Martinez and Georgia College & State University with a BA degree in management and marketing.

She is employed by Cassidy Turley Inc. in Atlanta as an executive assistant.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Nora Neal and the late Rainey H. Neal Sr. of Dawsonville and the late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Walls of Cumming.

He is a graduate of Dawson County High School, North Georgia College & State University with a BS degree in mathematics and Georgia State University with an MBA degree.

He is employed by Cavanaugh MacDonald Consulting in Kennesaw as a senior actuarial analyst.

The wedding is planned for 4:30 p.m. March 24, 2012 at Frist Baptist Church in Augusta.