INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Schedule of Amortized Cost and Approximate Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Amortized Cost	$ 353,177	$ 330,560
Gross Unrealized Gains	485	752
Gross Unrealized Losses	(6,872)	(3,679)
Fair Value	346,790	327,633
U.S. Government-Sponsored Entities [Member]
Amortized Cost	68,418	44,476
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,806)	(775)
Fair Value	66,612	43,701
Mortgage-Backed Securities-Residential [Member]
Amortized Cost	258,406	244,913
Gross Unrealized Gains	391	583
Gross Unrealized Losses	(4,828)	(2,380)
Fair Value	253,969	243,116
SBA Pool Securities [Member]
Amortized Cost	4,705	5,262
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses	(51)	(57)
Fair Value	4,654	5,205
State and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Amortized Cost	18,648	24,910
Gross Unrealized Gains	45	87
Gross Unrealized Losses	(187)	(129)
Fair Value	18,506	24,868
Corporate Bond [Member]
Amortized Cost	3,000	3,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	49	82
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value	$ 3,049	3,082
Single-Issuer Trust Preferred Security [Member]
Amortized Cost		2,999
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses		(162)
Fair Value		2,837
CRA Investment Fund [Member]
Amortized Cost		5,000
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses		(176)
Fair Value		$ 4,824

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