REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net gains (losses) on sales of OREO	$ (18)	$ 37
Net gains on sales of securities	0	(39)
Change in fair value of equity securities	179	103
Income from bank-owned life insurance	38	43
Non-interest income	23,230	24,549
Overdraft fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	2,997	3,096
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	1,045	823
Interchange revenue from debit card transactions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	4,426	4,606
WMG fee income
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	11,573	10,460
CFS fee and commission income
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	1,054	995
Net gains (losses) on sales of OREO
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net gains (losses) on sales of OREO	(18)	37
Net gains on sales of loans
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	214	144
Loan servicing fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	144	144
Income from bank-owned life insurance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from bank-owned life insurance	38	43
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	1,578	4,137
Core Banking \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net gains on sales of securities	0	(39)
Change in fair value of equity securities	203	228
Non-interest income	10,627	13,150
Core Banking \| Overdraft fees \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	2,997	3,096
Core Banking \| Other \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	1,045	823
Core Banking \| Interchange revenue from debit card transactions \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	4,426	4,606
Core Banking \| WMG fee income \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
Core Banking \| CFS fee and commission income \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
Core Banking \| Net gains (losses) on sales of OREO \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net gains (losses) on sales of OREO	(18)	37
Core Banking \| Net gains on sales of loans \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	214	144
Core Banking \| Loan servicing fees \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	144	144
Core Banking \| Income from bank-owned life insurance \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from bank-owned life insurance	38	43
Core Banking \| Other \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	1,578	4,068
WMG \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net gains on sales of securities	0	0
Change in fair value of equity securities	0	0
Non-interest income	11,573	10,460
WMG \| Overdraft fees \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
WMG \| Other \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
WMG \| Interchange revenue from debit card transactions \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
WMG \| WMG fee income \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	11,573	10,460
WMG \| CFS fee and commission income \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
WMG \| Net gains (losses) on sales of OREO \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net gains (losses) on sales of OREO	0	0
WMG \| Net gains on sales of loans \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	0	0
WMG \| Loan servicing fees \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	0	0
WMG \| Income from bank-owned life insurance \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from bank-owned life insurance	0	0
WMG \| Other \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	0	0
Holding Company and CFS \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net gains on sales of securities	0	0
Change in fair value of equity securities	(24)	(125)
Non-interest income	1,030	939
Holding Company and CFS \| Overdraft fees \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
Holding Company and CFS \| Other \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
Holding Company and CFS \| Interchange revenue from debit card transactions \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
Holding Company and CFS \| WMG fee income \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	0	0
Holding Company and CFS \| CFS fee and commission income \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customer	1,054	995
Holding Company and CFS \| Net gains (losses) on sales of OREO \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net gains (losses) on sales of OREO	0	0
Holding Company and CFS \| Net gains on sales of loans \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	0	0
Holding Company and CFS \| Loan servicing fees \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	0	0
Holding Company and CFS \| Income from bank-owned life insurance \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Income from bank-owned life insurance	0	0
Holding Company and CFS \| Other \| Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue not from contract with customer	$ 0	$ 69

Earnings on or other increases in the value of the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance policies.

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