Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
INTEREST INCOME
Loans and fees	$ 58,563	$ 49,181	$ 175,324	$ 142,384
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits with banks	695	533	1,297	844
Taxable investment securities and other	5,007	4,141	14,865	12,160
Tax-exempt investment securities	361	427	1,165	1,299
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	64,626	54,282	192,651	156,687
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits	13,267	8,429	37,526	20,685
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	231	42	1,333	409
Other borrowings	2,446	2,187	7,306	6,240
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	15,944	10,658	46,165	27,334
NET INTEREST INCOME	48,682	43,624	146,486	129,353
Provision for loan losses	536	1,046	1,044	3,822
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	48,146	42,578	145,442	125,531
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts	2,851	2,614	8,179	7,770
Commissions and fees	1,545	1,414	4,682	4,096
Income on bank owned life insurance	691	1,127	2,064	2,557
Gain on equity securities	72	(439)	525	(384)
Gains on sales of loans	486	484	1,285	1,030
Other income	1,055	439	2,077	1,613
Total Noninterest Income	6,700	5,639	18,812	16,682
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits	19,062	17,352	57,672	50,921
Net occupancy expense	2,767	2,316	8,350	7,657
Furniture and equipment	2,084	2,070	6,365	6,287
FDIC insurance expense	(420)	400	431	1,225
Stationery, supplies and postage	366	371	1,214	1,230
Marketing expense	423	343	1,430	1,160
Data processing expense	1,248	1,083	3,800	2,525
Telecommunications expense	480	438	1,451	1,321
ATM and debit card expense	588	556	1,773	1,624
Core deposit intangible amortization	288	142	893	452
Other real estate and repossessed asset expense	29	45	223	112
Merger related expenses	0	0	3,178	0
Other expenses	2,648	2,677	8,453	7,990
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSE	29,563	27,793	95,233	82,504
Income before provision for income taxes	25,283	20,424	69,021	59,709
Provision for income taxes	6,409	3,666	17,064	11,858
NET INCOME	$ 18,874	$ 16,758	$ 51,957	$ 47,851
PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
Basic earnings (in usd per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.35	$ 1.02	$ 1.00
Diluted earnings (in usd per share)	0.37	0.35	1.02	0.99
Common stock, dividends price per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.125	$ 0.115	$ 0.365	$ 0.330