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Loans - Aging Categories of Loans by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	$ 1,854,351	$ 1,838,716
Net deferred loan fees and discounts	996	1,048
Allowance for credit losses	(11,542)	(11,446)	$ (11,734)	$ (15,637)
Loans, net	1,843,805	1,828,318
Past Due 30 to 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	12,430	16,553
Past Due 90 Days or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	5,031	3,148
Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	1,836,890	1,819,015
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	221,575	213,466
Allowance for credit losses	(3,051)	(3,379)	(3,862)	(1,914)
Commercial, financial, and agricultural \| Past Due 30 to 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	314	749
Commercial, financial, and agricultural \| Past Due 90 Days or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	145	587
Commercial, financial, and agricultural \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	221,116	212,130
Real Estate Mortgages \| Residential
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	804,407	798,501
Allowance for credit losses	(719)	(1,200)	(1,412)	(5,061)
Real Estate Mortgages \| Residential \| Past Due 30 to 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	7,865	10,158
Real Estate Mortgages \| Residential \| Past Due 90 Days or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	2,987	1,970
Real Estate Mortgages \| Residential \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	793,555	786,373
Real Estate Mortgages \| Commercial
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	533,628	531,601
Allowance for credit losses	(4,646)	(3,352)	(3,481)	(6,110)
Real Estate Mortgages \| Commercial \| Past Due 30 to 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	1,761	1,466
Real Estate Mortgages \| Commercial \| Past Due 90 Days or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	1,739	273
Real Estate Mortgages \| Commercial \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	530,128	529,862
Real Estate Mortgages \| Construction
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	38,113	40,389
Allowance for credit losses	(9)	(145)	(184)	(188)
Real Estate Mortgages \| Construction \| Past Due 30 to 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	14	812
Real Estate Mortgages \| Construction \| Past Due 90 Days or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	0	0
Real Estate Mortgages \| Construction \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	38,099	39,577
Consumer automobile loans
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	246,308	244,398
Allowance for credit losses	(2,487)	(2,668)	(2,113)	(1,617)
Consumer automobile loans \| Past Due 30 to 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	2,255	2,748
Consumer automobile loans \| Past Due 90 Days or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	155	307
Consumer automobile loans \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	243,898	241,343
Other consumer installment loans
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	10,320	10,361
Allowance for credit losses	(630)	(702)	$ (682)	$ (109)
Other consumer installment loans \| Past Due 30 to 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	221	620
Other consumer installment loans \| Past Due 90 Days or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	5	11
Other consumer installment loans \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	$ 10,094	$ 9,730