A new Escambia County ordinance – if approved – will allow stores to sell alcohol on Sunday mornings in the entire county. Escambia County’s current hours for sale or purchase of alcoholic beverages were established in 1989, and allow sales between 6 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. except on Sunday when retail alcohol sales are banned between 2:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., with the exception for Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key where it is legal to sell alcohol on Sundays after 7 a.m. Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the ordinance on Thursday, at 9 a.m. If approved, the ordinance will become effective when it is filed with the Florida Department of State.