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LOAN CREDIT QUALITY AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Aging Categories of Loans by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	$ 1,838,716	$ 1,639,083
Net deferred loan fees and discounts	1,048	648
Allowance for credit losses	(11,446)	(15,637)	$ (14,176)	$ (13,803)
Loans, net	1,828,318	1,624,094
Past Due 30 To 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	16,553	10,882
Past Due 90 Days Or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Past Due 90 Days Or More	3,148	4,890
Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	1,819,015	1,623,311
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	213,466	190,461
Allowance for credit losses	(3,379)	(1,914)	(1,946)	(1,936)
Commercial, financial, and agricultural \| Past Due 30 To 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	749	94
Commercial, financial, and agricultural \| Past Due 90 Days Or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Past Due 90 Days Or More	587	432
Commercial, financial, and agricultural \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	212,130	189,935
Real estate mortgage: \| Residential
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	798,501	708,209
Allowance for credit losses	(1,200)	(5,061)	(4,701)	(4,460)
Real estate mortgage: \| Residential \| Past Due 30 To 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	10,158	5,472
Real estate mortgage: \| Residential \| Past Due 90 Days Or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Past Due 90 Days Or More	1,970	1,644
Real estate mortgage: \| Residential \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	786,373	701,093
Real estate mortgage: \| Commercial
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	531,601	500,632
Allowance for credit losses	(3,352)	(6,110)	(5,336)	(3,635)
Real estate mortgage: \| Commercial \| Past Due 30 To 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	1,466	2,564
Real estate mortgage: \| Commercial \| Past Due 90 Days Or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Past Due 90 Days Or More	273	2,719
Real estate mortgage: \| Commercial \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	529,862	495,349
Real estate mortgage: \| Construction Loans
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	40,389	43,308
Allowance for credit losses	(145)	(188)	(179)	(134)
Real estate mortgage: \| Construction Loans \| Past Due 30 To 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	812	511
Real estate mortgage: \| Construction Loans \| Past Due 90 Days Or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Past Due 90 Days Or More	0	0
Real estate mortgage: \| Construction Loans \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	39,577	42,797
Consumer automobile loans
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	244,398	186,112
Allowance for credit losses	(2,668)	(1,617)	(1,411)	(1,906)
Consumer automobile loans \| Past Due 30 To 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	2,748	2,089
Consumer automobile loans \| Past Due 90 Days Or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Past Due 90 Days Or More	307	80
Consumer automobile loans \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	241,343	183,943
Other consumer installment loans
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	10,361	10,361
Allowance for credit losses	(702)	(109)	$ (111)	$ (261)
Other consumer installment loans \| Past Due 30 To 89 Days
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	620	152
Other consumer installment loans \| Past Due 90 Days Or More
Aging categories of loans by segment
Past Due 90 Days Or More	11	15
Other consumer installment loans \| Current
Aging categories of loans by segment
Total	$ 9,730	$ 10,194