Loans - Past Due Status (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	$ 11,126	$ 16,299
PCI	6,359	705
Current	1,334,921	1,098,187
Total Loans	1,352,406	1,115,191
90+ days past due and accruing	145	109
Additional disclosure for nonaccrual loans
Current, nonaccrual status	2,860	547
Nonaccrual loans, 30-59 days past due	115	197
Nonaccrual loans, 60-89 days past due		10
Nonaccrual loans, 90+ days past due	433	1,740
30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	9,427	12,784
60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	1,121	1,665
90+ Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	578	1,850
Real estate - residential mortgage
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	1,430	2,605
PCI	1,473	107
Current	215,395	178,583
Total Loans	218,298	181,295
90+ days past due and accruing	145
Real estate - residential mortgage \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	1,100	1,428
Real estate - residential mortgage \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	154	161
Real estate - residential mortgage \| 90+ Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	176	1,016
Real estate - construction
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Loans	62,147	54,246
Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Loans	700,215	500,812
Equity lines
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	52	508
PCI	80	35
Current	48,334	51,540
Total Loans	48,466	52,083
90+ days past due and accruing		109
Equity lines \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	52	229
Equity lines \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due		56
Equity lines \| 90+ Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due		223
Consumer
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	2	30
PCI	48
Current	10,978	13,726
Total Loans	11,028	13,756
Consumer \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	2	20
Consumer \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due		10
Consumer finance
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	9,618	13,065
Current	302,634	299,934
Total Loans	312,252	312,999
Consumer finance \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	8,249	11,034
Consumer finance \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	967	1,420
Consumer finance \| 90+ Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	402	611
Construction lending \| Real estate - construction
Loans on nonaccrual status
Current	49,659	40,943
Total Loans	49,659	40,943
Consumer lot lending \| Real estate - construction
Loans on nonaccrual status
Current	12,488	13,303
Total Loans	12,488	13,303
Commercial real estate lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
PCI	4,758	563
Current	437,145	325,991
Total Loans	441,903	326,554
Land acquisition and development lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
Current	37,724	42,891
Total Loans	37,724	42,891
Builder line lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
Current	18,194	26,373
Total Loans	18,194	26,373
Commercial business lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	24	91
Current	202,370	104,903
Total Loans	202,394	104,994
Commercial business lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	$ 24	73
Commercial business lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due		$ 18

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