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LOAN CREDIT QUALITY AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		$ 961
Collectively evaluated for impairment		14,676
Total ending allowance balance	$ 11,446	15,637	$ 14,176	$ 13,803
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		11,233
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,627,850
Total	1,838,716	1,639,083
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		4
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,910
Total ending allowance balance	3,379	1,914	1,946	1,936
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		698
Collectively evaluated for impairment		189,763
Total	213,466	190,461
Real estate mortgage: \| Residential
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		111
Collectively evaluated for impairment		4,950
Total ending allowance balance	1,200	5,061	4,701	4,460
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		4,321
Collectively evaluated for impairment		703,888
Total	798,501	708,209
Real estate mortgage: \| Commercial
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		827
Collectively evaluated for impairment		5,283
Total ending allowance balance	3,352	6,110	5,336	3,635
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		6,195
Collectively evaluated for impairment		494,437
Total	531,601	500,632
Real estate mortgage: \| Construction
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		0
Collectively evaluated for impairment		188
Total ending allowance balance	145	188	179	134
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		0
Collectively evaluated for impairment		43,308
Total	40,389	43,308
Consumer automobile loans
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		0
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,617
Total ending allowance balance	2,668	1,617	1,411	1,906
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		0
Collectively evaluated for impairment		186,112
Total	244,398	186,112
Other consumer installment loans
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		19
Collectively evaluated for impairment		90
Total ending allowance balance	702	109	111	261
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		19
Collectively evaluated for impairment		10,342
Total	10,361	10,361
Unallocated
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment		0
Collectively evaluated for impairment		638
Total ending allowance balance	$ 0	$ 638	$ 492	$ 1,471