LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Loans by Year of Origination, Loan Segmentation and Risk Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Credit quality information
2025	$ 62,243	$ 369,226
2024	360,296	294,918
2023	280,437	765,576
2022	742,043	460,563
2021	459,271	313,824
Prior	1,219,950	942,989
Total loans held for investment	3,124,240	3,147,096
Construction and land development \| Total commercial loans
Credit quality information
2025	4,262	34,320
2024	42,127	27,251
2023	22,912	55,825
2022	58,356	771
2021	752	4,404
Prior	12,651	9,046
Total loans held for investment	141,060	131,617
Construction and land development \| Pass \| Total commercial loans
Credit quality information
2025	4,262	34,320
2024	42,127	27,251
2023	22,912	55,825
2022	58,356	771
2021	752	4,404
Prior	12,651	9,046
Total loans held for investment	141,060	131,617
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2025	6,731	42,705
2024	39,069	46,997
2023	44,750	60,102
2022	70,730	29,808
2021	32,367	20,761
Prior	115,027	101,701
Total loans held for investment	308,674	302,074
Current period gross write-offs
Prior		3
Total		3
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Pass \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2025	6,731	42,705
2024	39,069	46,869
2023	44,631	60,102
2022	70,730	29,808
2021	31,662	20,761
Prior	111,095	96,123
Total loans held for investment	303,918	296,368
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Special mention \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2024		128
2023	119
2021	705
Prior	2,046	2,070
Total loans held for investment	2,870	2,198
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Substandard \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
Prior	1,824	3,442
Total loans held for investment	1,824	3,442
Commercial real estate owner occupied \| Doubtful \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
Prior	62	66
Total loans held for investment	62	66
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2025	15,631	142,348
2024	151,336	55,688
2023	72,781	405,235
2022	375,528	254,966
2021	253,629	160,786
Prior	492,787	339,880
Total loans held for investment	1,361,692	1,358,903
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Pass \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2025	15,631	142,348
2024	151,336	47,986
2023	65,096	405,235
2022	375,528	234,520
2021	219,707	156,873
Prior	445,413	295,646
Total loans held for investment	1,272,711	1,282,608
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Special mention \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2022		20,446
2021	33,922	3,913
Prior	19,155	26,969
Total loans held for investment	53,077	51,328
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied \| Substandard \| Total commercial real estate
Credit quality information
2024		7,702
2023	7,685
Prior	28,219	17,265
Total loans held for investment	35,904	24,967
Tax exempt and other
Credit quality information
2025	20	11,026
2024	4,126	2,669
2023	2,669	6,283
2022	6,283	602
2021	538	178
Prior	22,406	23,517
Total loans held for investment	36,042	44,275
Tax exempt and other \| Pass
Credit quality information
2025	20	11,026
2024	4,126	2,669
2023	2,669	6,283
2022	6,283	602
2021	538	178
Prior	22,406	23,517
Total loans held for investment	36,042	44,275
Commercial and industrial \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
2025	23,271	79,348
2024	64,110	76,997
2023	56,001	49,413
2022	49,969	13,209
2021	12,731	32,299
Prior	95,296	68,500
Total loans held for investment	301,378	319,766
Current period gross write-offs
2024		48
2023		28
2022		62
2021	19	18
Prior	20	31
Total	39	187
Commercial and industrial \| Pass \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
2025	23,188	79,211
2024	63,397	62,047
2023	54,763	47,739
2022	48,400	12,154
2021	11,739	32,239
Prior	93,214	65,002
Total loans held for investment	294,701	298,392
Commercial and industrial \| Special mention \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
2025	83	9
2024	567	14,878
2023	1,169	1,266
2022	1,185	834
2021	752	60
Prior	717	632
Total loans held for investment	4,473	17,679
Commercial and industrial \| Substandard \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
2025		128
2024	146	72
2023	69	408
2022	384	221
2021	240
Prior	972	2,866
Total loans held for investment	1,811	3,695
Commercial and industrial \| Doubtful \| Total commercial and industrial
Credit quality information
Prior	393
Total loans held for investment	393
Residential mortgages \| Residential real estate
Credit quality information
2025	6,349	35,872
2024	37,888	67,902
2023	64,397	175,135
2022	168,072	154,229
2021	152,602	89,752
Prior	442,508	365,361
Total loans held for investment	871,816	888,251
Residential mortgages \| Performing \| Residential real estate
Credit quality information
2025	6,349	35,872
2024	37,888	67,708
2023	64,208	174,677
2022	167,851	154,229
2021	151,554	89,752
Prior	439,113	362,421
Total loans held for investment	866,963	884,659
Residential mortgages \| Nonperforming \| Residential real estate
Credit quality information
2024		194
2023	189	458
2022	221
2021	1,048
Prior	3,395	2,940
Total loans held for investment	4,853	3,592
Home equity
Credit quality information
2025	4,236	19,175
2024	18,830	15,762
2023	15,498	12,713
2022	12,403	6,701
2021	6,444	5,536
Prior	38,471	34,254
Total loans held for investment	95,882	94,141
Home equity \| Performing
Credit quality information
2025	4,236	19,175
2024	18,830	15,762
2023	15,498	12,515
2022	12,256	6,648
2021	6,392	5,536
Prior	37,617	33,238
Total loans held for investment	94,829	92,874
Home equity \| Nonperforming
Credit quality information
2023		198
2022	147	53
2021	52
Prior	854	1,016
Total loans held for investment	1,053	1,267
Consumer other \| Consumer
Credit quality information
2025	1,743	4,432
2024	2,810	1,652
2023	1,429	870
2022	702	277
2021	208	108
Prior	804	730
Total loans held for investment	7,696	8,069
Current period gross write-offs
2024		59
2023		12
2022	5
2021		2
Prior	40	204
Total	45	277
Consumer other \| Performing \| Consumer
Credit quality information
2025	1,743	4,432
2024	2,810	1,644
2023	1,409	870
2022	702	276
2021	208	108
Prior	788	715
Total loans held for investment	7,660	8,045
Consumer other \| Nonperforming \| Consumer
Credit quality information
2024		8
2023	20
2022		1
Prior	16	15
Total loans held for investment	$ 36	$ 24

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