LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Allowance Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	$ 27,362	$ 23,756	$ 25,860	$ 22,718
Charge Offs	(74)	(85)	(341)	(227)
Recoveries	50	41	271	310
Provision	673	1,306	2,221	2,217
Balance at end of period	28,011	25,018	28,011	25,018
Construction and land development \| Total commercial loans
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	3,377	1,010	2,579	2,111
Provision	300	213	1,098	(888)
Balance at end of period	3,677	1,223	3,677	1,223
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Total commercial real estate
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	2,566	2,722	2,189	2,751
Recoveries		7	142	120
Provision	(81)	132	154	(10)
Balance at end of period	2,485	2,861	2,485	2,861
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Total commercial real estate
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	9,481	7,361	9,341	5,650
Provision	72	610	212	2,321
Balance at end of period	9,553	7,971	9,553	7,971
Tax exempt
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	101	105	93	86
Provision	(5)	(11)	3	8
Balance at end of period	96	94	96	94
Commercial and industrial \| Total commercial and industrial
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	3,613	4,820	3,493	5,369
Charge Offs		(8)	(122)	(14)
Recoveries	34	20	86	56
Provision	558	290	748	(289)
Balance at end of period	4,205	5,122	4,205	5,122
Residential mortgages \| Total residential real estate
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	7,376	6,806	7,274	5,862
Charge Offs		(11)	(8)	(26)
Recoveries	13	6	28	103
Provision	(243)	85	(148)	947
Balance at end of period	7,146	6,886	7,146	6,886
Home equity
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	768	865	811	814
Charge Offs			(12)	(6)
Recoveries	1	2	5	22
Provision	(4)	(76)	(39)	(39)
Balance at end of period	765	791	765	791
Other consumer \| Total consumer
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	80	67	80	75
Charge Offs	(74)	(66)	(199)	(181)
Recoveries	2	6	10	9
Provision	76	63	193	167
Balance at end of period	84	70	84	70
Unfunded Loan Commitment
Activity in the allowance for loan losses
Balance at beginning of period	3,780	2,523	3,910	2,152
Provision	44	(26)	(86)	345
Balance at end of period	$ 3,824	$ 2,497	$ 3,824	$ 2,497

Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts.

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