Jax Idol has been helping up and coming singers as a stepping stone for the last 17 years. Many of our winners and finalists are doing music full time and some have even gone on to American Idol, The Voice, and more. Josh Howell has taken on the mantle to showcase Jacksonville singers while mentoring them on performance, presence and of course singing. Auditions for this season will be held at Mudville Music Room March 15th and 22nd starting at 11am. www.jaxidol.com

This this photo provided by Howell family shows Justin Howel. Anything shot at 90 miles per hour is lethal, Howell said. Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said he has changed department policy to ban the use of less lethal munitions at protests. We cant really take comfort in the phrase less lethal, Josh Howell said. Because if what we mean is less lethal than a bullet, thats not a high bar to clear.He declined to comment on the steps the city and police chief said they are making toward change because he doesn't live in Austin.