CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$ 66,243,037	$ 64,097,287
Interest-bearing deposits at other financial institutions	101,992,073	41,965,597
Federal funds sold	2,000,000	6,964,000
Total cash and cash equivalents	170,235,110	113,026,884
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value	156,577,182	151,944,567
Restricted investments, at cost	8,272,600	6,430,700
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $7,073,937 at June 30, 2018 and $5,860,291 at December 31, 2017	1,568,360,556	1,317,397,909
Bank premises and equipment, net	52,202,992	43,000,249
Foreclosed assets	3,524,239	3,254,392
Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net	68,449,478	50,836,840
Cash surrender value of life insurance	21,944,300	21,646,894
Other assets	12,665,515	13,232,247
Total assets	2,062,231,972	1,720,770,682
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	301,317,854	220,520,287
Interest-bearing demand deposits	246,942,432	231,643,508
Money market and savings deposits	632,518,003	543,644,830
Time deposits	535,879,278	442,774,094
Total deposits	1,716,657,567	1,438,582,719
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	18,635,215	24,054,730
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings	72,040,028	43,600,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	7,412,585	8,681,393
Total liabilities	1,814,745,395	1,514,918,842
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $1 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; None issued and outstanding as of June 30,2018 and December 31,2017	0	0
Common stock - $1 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 12,704,581 and 11,152,561 shares issued and outstanding in 2018 and 2017, respectively	12,704,581	11,152,561
Additional paid-in capital	208,512,862	174,008,753
Retained earnings	29,234,901	21,888,575
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,965,767)	(1,198,049)
Total shareholders' equity	247,486,577	205,851,840
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 2,062,231,972	$ 1,720,770,682