LOANS AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Allowance for loan losses by portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 23,931	$ 17,183
(Release of) provision for credit losses	3,439	12,077
Charge-offs	(9,402)	(8,838)
Recoveries	362	39
Ending balance	18,330	23,931
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		3,470
Cash, Securities, and Other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	961	1,198
(Release of) provision for credit losses	(551)	(430)
Ending balance	410	961
Cash, Securities, and Other | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		193
Consumer and Other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	124	191
(Release of) provision for credit losses	82	(94)
Charge-offs	(50)	(101)
Recoveries	29	22
Ending balance	185	124
Consumer and Other | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		106
Construction and Development
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	7,945	2,025
(Release of) provision for credit losses	(2,761)	1,239
Ending balance	5,184	7,945
Construction and Development | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		4,681
1-4 Family Residential
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,370	6,309
(Release of) provision for credit losses	824	856
Recoveries	6	13
Ending balance	5,200	4,370
1-4 Family Residential | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		(2,808)
Non-Owner Occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,325	3,490
(Release of) provision for credit losses	2,015	(476)
Ending balance	4,340	2,325
Non-Owner Occupied CRE | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		(689)
Owner Occupied CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,034	1,510
(Release of) provision for credit losses	(380)	(372)
Ending balance	654	1,034
Owner Occupied CRE | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		(104)
Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	7,172	2,460
(Release of) provision for credit losses	4,210	11,354
Charge-offs	(9,352)	(8,737)
Recoveries	327	4
Ending balance	$ 2,357	7,172
Commercial and Industrial | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 2,091