LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Loans by Year of Origination, Loan Segmentation and Risk Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Credit quality information
2023	$ 300,691	$ 752,984
2022	804,770	517,516
2021	497,365	378,675
2020	333,145	226,712
2019	197,739	162,477
Prior	865,339	864,326
Total loans	2,999,049	2,902,690
Current period gross write-offs
Total	973	366	$ 898
Construction and land development \| Total commercial loans
Credit quality information
2023	14,040	49,722
2022	99,115	38,837
2021	35,978	27,043
2020	3,992	1,011
2019		964
Prior	923
Total loans	154,048	117,577
Construction and land development \| Pass \| Total commercial loans
Credit quality information
2023	14,040	49,722
2022	99,115	38,837
2021	35,978	2,865
2020	3,992	1,011
2019		964
Prior	923
Total loans	154,048	93,399
Construction and land development \| Special mention \| Total commercial loans
Credit quality information
2021		24,178
Total loans		24,178
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2023	57,763	22,371
2022	61,402	11,290
2021	50,716	23,257
2020	21,805	32,018
2019	20,462	46,648
Prior	97,867	109,230
Total loans	310,015	244,814
Current period gross write-offs
Total			403
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Pass \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2023	57,603	22,371
2022	61,015	11,290
2021	43,228	23,014
2020	20,209	31,352
2019	20,462	46,398
Prior	91,187	103,295
Total loans	293,704	237,720
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Special mention \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2023	160
2022	387
2021	7,488	243
2020	1,596	666
2019		173
Prior	3,066	1,870
Total loans	12,697	2,952
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Substandard \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2019		77
Prior	3,497	3,924
Total loans	3,497	4,001
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Doubtful \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
Prior	117	141
Total loans	117	141
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2023	49,079	370,856
2022	353,613	249,804
2021	213,445	145,096
2020	164,480	88,238
2019	94,005	36,124
Prior	269,944	256,556
Total loans	1,144,566	1,146,674
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
Total loans	1,144,566
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Pass \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2023	41,270	370,856
2022	353,613	228,414
2021	199,311	145,096
2020	127,231	88,111
2019	78,759	35,213
Prior	238,973	238,395
Total loans	1,039,157	1,106,085
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Special mention \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2023	7,809
2022		21,390
2021	14,134
2020	37,249	127
2019	15,246	911
Prior	17,108	16,612
Total loans	91,546	39,040
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Substandard \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
Prior	13,863	1,404
Total loans	13,863	1,404
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Doubtful \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
Prior		145
Total loans		145
Tax exempt
Credit quality information
2023	6,340	8,686
2022	8,468	1,020
2021	787	252
2020	208	772
2019	590	13,231
Prior	27,295	18,918
Total loans	43,688	42,879
Tax exempt \| Pass
Credit quality information
2023	6,340	8,686
2022	8,468	1,020
2021	787	252
2020	208	772
2019	590	13,231
Prior	27,295	18,918
Total loans	43,688	42,879
Commercial and industrial \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
2023	81,364	84,601
2022	70,942	27,061
2021	22,391	62,999
2020	39,709	28,359
2019	14,949	10,011
Prior	81,528	84,081
Total loans	310,883	297,112
Current period gross write-offs
2019	5
Prior	659
Total	664	8	59
Commercial and industrial \| Pass \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
2023	80,942	83,151
2022	69,402	26,948
2021	22,205	62,835
2020	38,824	27,491
2019	14,739	9,511
Prior	77,273	81,316
Total loans	303,385	291,252
Commercial and industrial \| Special mention \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
2023	364	1,450
2022	1,446
2021		53
2020	776	803
2019	28	201
Prior	3,588	619
Total loans	6,202	3,126
Commercial and industrial \| Substandard \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
2023	58
2022	94	113
2021	186	111
2020	109	65
2019	95	299
Prior	532	2,106
Total loans	1,074	2,694
Commercial and industrial \| Doubtful \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
2019	87
Prior	135	40
Total loans	222	40
Residential mortgages \| Residential real estate
Credit quality information
2023	72,395	195,320
2022	194,109	177,525
2021	165,475	111,021
2020	96,016	69,219
2019	62,882	48,438
Prior	349,457	353,445
Total loans	940,334	954,968
Current period gross write-offs
Prior	8
Total	8
Residential mortgages \| Performing \| Residential real estate
Credit quality information
2023	72,395	195,320
2022	194,109	177,480
2021	165,434	111,021
2020	96,016	69,170
2019	62,648	47,797
Prior	345,823	349,795
Total loans	936,425	950,583
Residential mortgages \| Nonperforming \| Residential real estate
Credit quality information
2022		45
2021	41
2020		49
2019	234	641
Prior	3,634	3,650
Total loans	3,909	4,385
Home equity
Credit quality information
2023	15,582	17,107
2022	15,334	10,638
2021	7,873	8,139
2020	6,633	6,830
2019	4,800	6,997
Prior	37,461	41,154
Total loans	87,683	90,865
Current period gross write-offs
Prior	12
Total	12	7	$ 154
Home equity \| Performing
Credit quality information
2023	15,582	17,107
2022	15,334	10,638
2021	7,873	8,139
2020	6,633	6,830
2019	4,800	6,997
Prior	36,652	40,191
Total loans	86,874	89,902
Home equity \| Nonperforming
Credit quality information
Prior	809	963
Total loans	809	963
Other consumer \| Consumer
Credit quality information
2023	4,128	4,321
2022	1,787	1,341
2021	700	868
2020	302	265
2019	51	64
Prior	864	942
Total loans	7,832	7,801
Current period gross write-offs
2022	52
2021	18
2020	5
Prior	214
Total	289
Other consumer \| Performing \| Consumer
Credit quality information
2023	4,128	4,321
2022	1,787	1,341
2021	696	863
2020	301	265
2019	51	64
Prior	864	942
Total loans	7,827	7,796
Other consumer \| Nonperforming \| Consumer
Credit quality information
2021	4	5
2020	1
Total loans	$ 5	$ 5

Amount, excluding accrued interest, of decrease in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from writeoff. Excludes net investment in lease.

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