CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Interest income:
Loans, including fees	$ 61,453,541	$ 47,510,761	$ 161,245,890	$ 136,296,125
Securities:
Taxable	3,953,948	3,469,311	10,858,790	10,817,854
Tax-exempt	1,416,954	1,533,029	4,300,740	4,694,438
Federal funds sold and other	367,671	268,455	967,935	828,335
Total interest income	67,192,114	52,781,556	177,373,355	152,636,752
Interest expense:
Deposits	3,587,048	2,435,426	8,610,266	7,512,428
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	39,437	38,702	99,725	100,546
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings	1,506,528	770,367	3,505,199	2,352,501
Total interest expense	5,133,013	3,244,495	12,215,190	9,965,475
Net interest income	62,059,101	49,537,061	165,158,165	142,671,277
Provision for loan losses	2,227,937	851,194	3,729,144	1,593,180
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	59,831,164	48,685,867	161,429,021	141,078,097
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts	3,258,058	2,912,617	9,246,262	8,669,229
Investment services	2,525,980	2,353,118	7,184,474	6,645,362
Insurance sales commissions	1,102,859	1,037,043	3,721,260	3,566,835
Gain on mortgage loans sold, net	1,894,731	1,352,976	5,488,096	4,256,451
Investment gains on sales, net	0	29,221	562,017	29,221
Trust fees	1,437,039	1,109,278	3,979,439	3,326,877
Income from equity method investment	5,285,000	0	12,752,456	0
Other noninterest income	5,906,747	4,094,200	16,988,490	11,724,284
Total noninterest income	21,410,414	12,888,453	59,922,494	38,218,259
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	27,745,643	21,721,663	75,051,061	65,244,092
Equipment and occupancy	6,932,758	6,477,076	18,856,952	18,103,458
Other real estate expense, net	(686,071)	417,197	(405,350)	1,294,355
Marketing and other business development	1,252,270	945,805	3,398,185	2,919,696
Postage and supplies	795,403	569,707	2,175,873	1,674,515
Amortization of intangibles	602,545	236,163	1,057,372	711,514
Merger related expenses	2,248,569	0	2,307,622	0
Other noninterest expense	6,215,863	3,991,944	16,243,612	11,959,708
Total noninterest expense	45,106,980	34,359,555	118,685,327	101,907,338
Income before income taxes	36,134,598	27,214,765	102,666,188	77,389,018
Income tax expense	11,985,846	9,017,943	34,010,894	25,655,089
Net income	$ 24,148,752	$ 18,196,822	$ 68,655,294	$ 51,733,929
Per share information:
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.64	$ 0.52	$ 1.91	$ 1.49
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.52	$ 1.86	$ 1.48
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	37,828,329	34,762,206	36,009,659	34,688,064
Diluted (in shares)	38,792,787	35,155,224	36,944,171	35,069,764