Eight contestants competed in Hardeman County Arts Council's (HCAC) Hardeman's Got Talent 2022 (HGT) contest, Saturday, October 1, 2022. For the first time in HGT history there were not only singers, but one dancer and a magician/illusionist. Hardeman county's own "Elvis", Brian Lee Howell was the emcee for the eveing. Howell has been involved since the very first HGT in 2019.

The HGT 2022 contestants and their talent were:

Michael Fletcher - performed an orginal song titled "Where the Hood Meets the Woods"

Amy Jo - performed an orginal song titled "Swamp Water"

Gabriella Taylor - dance performance

Sadie Fry - performed "When I Look at You" by Miley Cyrus

Jermey Lawson - performed his version of "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw, accompanied by Angel Munoz on guitar

Nate Foster - performed "If I Can't Love Her" from Beauty and the Beast the musical

Megan King - performed "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid"

Braden Foster - performed magic and illusion, mixed with a little comedy; his act was to free himself from a straight jacket and correctly present the card that his assistant chose and signed in under two minutes

The judges for HGT 2022 were Jay Johnson, Tonya Perry and Kathy Weaver Ross.

“On behalf of the Hardeman County Arts Council and our board of directors, I would like to thank all of the contestants who participated in Hardeman’s Got Talent 2022,” said HCAC President Brandon Burvee. “Congratulations to this year’s top three winners!"