FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financial assets:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	$ 45,037	$ 30,910
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values	949	919	$ 928	$ 1,719
Investment securities AFS	466,894	393,975
Investment securities HTM	57,537	56,924
Restricted investment in bank stocks	14,237	10,853
Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	20,611	16,352
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	45,037	30,910
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values	949	919
Investment securities AFS	466,894	393,975
Investment securities HTM	57,537	56,924
Loans held for sale	28,170	426
Loans, net	2,294,388	1,635,351
Accrued interest receivable	10,950	8,189
Derivative Asset	5,159
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits, savings, and money market	1,997,256	1,269,889
Time deposits	448,051	267,336
Short-Term Debt		16,435
FHLB advances	282,910	235,290
Trust preferred and subordinated debt	19,626	18,420
Accrued interest payable	2,186	1,551
Derivative Liability	3,816
Fair Value | Federal funds purchased
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	3,611
Fair Value | Securities sold under repurchase agreements
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	16,129
Carrying Amount
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	20,611	16,352
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	45,037	30,910
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values	949	919
Investment securities AFS	466,894	393,975
Investment securities HTM	63,288	64,578
Loans held for sale	28,170	426
Loans, net	2,306,842	1,665,630
Accrued interest receivable	10,950	8,189
Restricted investment in bank stocks	$ 14,237	10,853
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other assets
Derivative Asset	$ 5,159
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits, savings, and money market	1,997,256	1,519,473
Time deposits	452,929	273,028
Short-Term Debt		15,826
FHLB advances	280,000	235,000
Trust preferred and subordinated debt	20,376	20,333
Accrued interest payable	$ 2,186	1,551
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other liabilities
Derivative Liability	$ 3,816
Carrying Amount | Federal funds purchased
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	3,611
Carrying Amount | Securities sold under repurchase agreements
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	16,129
Level 1
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	20,611	16,352
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	45,037	30,910
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values	949	919
Investment securities AFS	0	0
Investment securities HTM	0	0
Loans held for sale	0	0
Loans, net	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Restricted investment in bank stocks	0	0
Derivative Asset	0
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits, savings, and money market	0	0
Time deposits	0	0
Short-Term Debt		0
FHLB advances	0	0
Trust preferred and subordinated debt	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Derivative Liability	0
Level 1 | Federal funds purchased
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	0
Level 1 | Securities sold under repurchase agreements
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	0
Level 2
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	0	0
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	0	0
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values	0	0
Investment securities AFS	466,894	393,975
Investment securities HTM	57,537	56,924
Loans held for sale	28,170	426
Loans, net	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	10,950	8,189
Derivative Asset	5,159
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits, savings, and money market	1,997,256	1,269,889
Time deposits	448,051	267,336
Short-Term Debt		16,435
FHLB advances	282,910	235,290
Trust preferred and subordinated debt	19,626	18,420
Accrued interest payable	2,186	1,551
Derivative Liability	3,816
Level 2 | Federal funds purchased
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	3,611
Level 2 | Securities sold under repurchase agreements
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	16,129
Level 3
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	0	0
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	0	0
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values	0	0
Investment securities AFS	0	0
Investment securities HTM	0	0
Loans held for sale	0	0
Loans, net	2,294,388	1,635,351
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Restricted investment in bank stocks	0	0
Derivative Asset	0
Financial liabilities:
Demand deposits, savings, and money market	0	0
Time deposits	0	0
Short-Term Debt		0
FHLB advances	0	0
Trust preferred and subordinated debt	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	$ 0
Derivative Liability	0
Level 3 | Federal funds purchased
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	0
Level 3 | Securities sold under repurchase agreements
Financial liabilities:
Short-Term Debt	$ 0