INVESTMENT SECURITIES, AMORTIZED COST AND FAIR VALUE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Securities Available-for-Sale:
Amortized Cost	$ 244,283	$ 278,629
Unrealized Gains	186	608
Unrealized Losses	6,048	4,024
Debt securities, available-for-sale, at fair value	238,421	275,213
Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity:
Amortized Cost	29,721	32,571
Unrealized Gains	84	101
Unrealized Losses	781	322
Fair Value	29,024	32,350
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Cost	2,122	2,110
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Accumulated Unrealized Gain		100
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Accumulated Unrealized Loss		50
Equity Securities, FV-NI	2,078	2,160
U.S. Treasury notes
Debt Securities Available-for-Sale:
Amortized Cost	2,278	2,283
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	43	24
Debt securities, available-for-sale, at fair value	2,235	2,259
U.S. Agency notes
Debt Securities Available-for-Sale:
Amortized Cost	80,708	84,837
Unrealized Gains	0	57
Unrealized Losses	2,368	1,633
Debt securities, available-for-sale, at fair value	78,340	83,261
U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities
Debt Securities Available-for-Sale:
Amortized Cost	57,584	68,347
Unrealized Gains	7	33
Unrealized Losses	1,981	1,227
Debt securities, available-for-sale, at fair value	55,610	67,153
Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity:
Amortized Cost	0
Fair Value	0
Non-taxable municipal securities
Debt Securities Available-for-Sale:
Amortized Cost	86,059	102,849
Unrealized Gains	77	343
Unrealized Losses	1,422	1,018
Debt securities, available-for-sale, at fair value	84,714	102,174
Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity:
Amortized Cost	26,021	28,871
Unrealized Gains	84	101
Unrealized Losses	635	227
Fair Value	25,470	28,745
Taxable municipal securities
Debt Securities Available-for-Sale:
Amortized Cost	17,654	20,313
Unrealized Gains	102	175
Unrealized Losses	234	122
Debt securities, available-for-sale, at fair value	17,522	20,366
Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity:
Amortized Cost	3,700	3,700
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	146	95
Fair Value	3,554	3,605
Mutual funds
Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Cost	1,651	1,586
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Accumulated Unrealized Gain		2
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Accumulated Unrealized Loss		46
Equity Securities, FV-NI	1,559	1,542
Trust preferred securities
Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Cost	0	49
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Accumulated Unrealized Gain		1
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Accumulated Unrealized Loss		0
Equity Securities, FV-NI	0	50
Equity securities
Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity:
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Cost	471	475
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Accumulated Unrealized Gain		97
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Accumulated Unrealized Loss		4
Equity Securities, FV-NI	$ 519	$ 568

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