CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$ 194,339	$ 99,122
Interest and dividends on taxable investment securities	16,832	11,507
Interest and dividends on tax-exempt investment securities	46	6
Interest on federal funds sold	92	0
Interest on deposits with other banks	2,770	3,210
Total interest income	214,079	113,845
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits	68,800	9,983
Interest on short-term borrowings	5,518	74
Interest on long-term borrowings	4,454	2,486
Total interest expense	78,772	12,543
NET INTEREST INCOME	135,307	101,302
Provision for credit losses	30,953	1,925
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	104,354	99,377
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts	5,501	5,652
Trust and investment fee income	3,608	1,784
Loss on sales and calls of investment securities	(2,166)	0
Interchange credits	5,714	4,812
Mortgage-banking revenue	4,513	5,210
Title Company revenue	551	1,340
Bargain purchase gain	8,816	0
Other noninterest income	6,622	4,288
Total noninterest income	33,159	23,086
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and wages	44,645	35,931
Employee benefits	12,358	9,908
Occupancy expense	7,791	6,242
Furniture and equipment expense	2,551	2,018
Data processing	8,783	6,890
Directors' fees	1,156	839
Amortization of other intangible assets	6,105	1,988
FDIC insurance premium expense	3,479	1,426
Other real estate owned expenses, net	1	65
Legal and professional fees	4,337	2,840
Merger-related expenses	17,356	2,098
Other noninterest expenses	14,767	10,077
Total noninterest expense	123,329	80,322
Income before income taxes	14,184	42,141
Income tax expense	2,956	10,964
NET INCOME	$ 11,228	$ 31,177
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ 1.57
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	0.42	1.57
Dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.48