One of which was accusations that Sandy Price, one of the black males, assaulted a white woman named Weldon Dooley at her home in Watkinsville.

According to two eyewitnesses, the mob tied the African Americans and one white man to posts outside the jail after retrieving them, then shot them multiple times with pistols, rifles, and shotguns.

The only survivor of the killings was Joe Patterson, who was shot in the head and torso, but found still breathing by the crowd.

[11] The Oconee County School District provides primary and secondary public education services for all residents of Watkinsville.

highlighting its desire to become a destination, its goal of better connecting its citizens and its embrace of creators of the arts and entrepreneurs.

Its unofficial motto "The Artland of Georgia" is on the wall at City Hall, and was designed by the late artist Jim Shearon.

Rocket Hall, long used for school and youth basketball, is now used for exhibitions and community gatherings.

The city recently finished a $1 million renovation of the park with support from Value Added Concepts.

The Iron Horse sculpture stands in a field approximately twelve miles south of Watkinsville (barely in Greene County).

The city also has a full industrial park and a thriving base of small businesses on its southern side, including LAD Truck Lines, IMI, Taylor's Iron, Tifosi Optics and Core Blend Fitness.