The Ellis County Press: Heavy rain closes roads across county Heavy rain closes roads across county ================================================================================ Editor on 04/05/2007 00:00:00 KELLIE ROBINSON The Ellis County Press Torrential rain broke through the drought conditions in Ellis County last week causing big problems for residents. According to a press release from Diana Buckley of the Ellis County Communications office, the county received over eight inches of rain over the two days of storms. Many roads throughout the county were closed due to the rain and Bee Creek bridge in Italy was damaged and closed indefinitely.