He settled where the current Rockdale County Courthouse is located, in the middle of Conyers on Main Street.

Dr. W. D. Conyers, a banker from Covington, eventually persuaded John Holcomb into selling his land for $700.

The more reputable side of the town had 40 stores, Conyers College, a hotel, a carriage manufacturer, and good schools.

At some point, the congregants are thought to have persuaded the brothels and saloons to close and leave Conyers for Covington, using a mob.

In 1944, a Trappist monastery (a Catholic order), Abbey of the Holy Spirit, was established south of the city by Dom Frederic Dunne.

The Protestant community of Rockdale County helped with the completing of the current structure.

In the 1980s, Conyers became known for "White Road", where resident Nancy Fowler claimed to have seen apparitions of the Virgin Mary.

Alan Autry, who played the character of Captain Bubba Skinner, was seen as a regular around Conyers during the filming.

In 1996, Conyers hosted the equestrian and mountain biking events for the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta.

[6] The documentary was well received outside Conyers, with rave reviews from such outlets as The Wall Street Journal and Entertainment Weekly.

Jarmecca's autopsy revealed that she suffered injuries to her lungs and jugular vein, and had a severed spinal cord.

Initially, the twins proclaimed their innocence, but in 2014, they pleaded guilty and are serving 30-year sentences in separate prisons.

The crime was featured in a few true-crime documentaries and television shows, which include Dateline NBC in an episode titled "Bad Blood", Snapped episode 1403 titled "The Whitehead Twins", and Evil Twins in an episode titled "Honor Roll Killers", a show that airs on the Investigation Discovery network (see also Murder of Nikki Whitehead).

A chemical fire at a BioLab facility in the city resulted in shelter-in-place orders for over 90,000 Georgians in late September 2024.