LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Allowance Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 28,355	$ 26,607	$ 28,142	$ 25,860
Charge Offs	(106)	(199)	(219)	(267)
Recoveries	21	204	58	221
Provision	585	750	874	1,548
Balance at end of period	28,855	27,362	28,855	27,362
Construction and land development \| Total commercial loans
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	3,697	3,034	4,261	2,579
Provision	520	343	(44)	798
Balance at end of period	4,217	3,377	4,217	3,377
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Total commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	3,081	2,348	2,863	2,189
Charge Offs			(3)
Recoveries		139		139
Provision	(461)	79	(240)	238
Balance at end of period	2,620	2,566	2,620	2,566
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Total commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	9,155	9,344	9,443	9,341
Provision	419	137	131	140
Balance at end of period	9,574	9,481	9,574	9,481
Tax exempt
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	113	93	119	93
Provision	(3)	8	(9)	8
Balance at end of period	110	101	110	101
Commercial and industrial \| Total commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	3,834	3,615	3,259	3,493
Charge Offs	(18)	(121)	(83)	(122)
Recoveries	16	49	17	55
Provision	150	70	789	187
Balance at end of period	3,982	3,613	3,982	3,613
Residential mortgages \| Total residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	7,651	7,305	7,352	7,274
Charge Offs		(4)		(8)
Recoveries	3	7	8	15
Provision	(138)	68	156	95
Balance at end of period	7,516	7,376	7,516	7,376
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	752	792	767	811
Charge Offs		(12)		(12)
Recoveries	1	2	4	4
Provision	10	(14)	(8)	(35)
Balance at end of period	763	768	763	768
Other consumer \| Total consumer
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	72	76	78	80
Charge Offs	(88)	(62)	(133)	(125)
Recoveries	1	7	29	8
Provision	88	59	99	117
Balance at end of period	73	80	73	80
Unfunded Loan Commitment
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	3,639	3,735	3,825	3,910
Provision		45	(186)	(130)
Balance at end of period	$ 3,639	$ 3,780	$ 3,639	$ 3,780

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

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