LOANS AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Recorded investment in company's loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	$ 2,476,135	$ 1,954,168
Pass
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	2,438,125	1,938,462
Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	2,392	8,875
Substandard
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	12,203	6,831
Not Rated
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	23,415
Cash, Securities and Other
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	165,670	261,190
Cash, Securities and Other | Pass
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	165,666	261,184
Cash, Securities and Other | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	4	6
Consumer and Other
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	49,954	34,758
Consumer and Other | Pass
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	26,539	34,756
Consumer and Other | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment		2
Consumer and Other | Not Rated
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	23,415
Construction and Development
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	288,497	178,716
Construction and Development | Pass
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	288,296	176,194
Construction and Development | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment		2,522
Construction and Development | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	201
1-4 Family Residential
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	898,154	580,872
1-4 Family Residential | Pass
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	898,154	580,797
1-4 Family Residential | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment		75
Non-Owner Occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	496,776	482,622
Non-Owner Occupied CRE | Pass
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	496,776	476,670
Non-Owner Occupied CRE | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment		5,952
Owner Occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	216,056	212,426
Owner Occupied CRE | Pass
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	214,891	210,493
Owner Occupied CRE | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	1,165	1,933
Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	361,028	203,584
Commercial and Industrial | Pass
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	347,803	198,368
Commercial and Industrial | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	2,392	401
Commercial and Industrial | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total loans held for investment	$ 10,833	$ 4,815