LOANS - Age Analysis of Past Due Loans and Nonaccrual (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	$ 1,737,106	$ 1,337,977
Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	1,540,989	1,004,204
Nonaccrual Loans	4,312	3,952
Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	196,117	333,773
Nonaccrual Loans	1,394	1,497
30-89 Days Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	1,708	938
30-89 Days Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	85	3,629
90 Days or More Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
90 Days or More Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	1,708	938
Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	85	3,629
Current Loans | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	1,534,969	999,314
Current Loans | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	194,638	328,647
Construction, land & land development
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	229,435	165,446
Other commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	975,447	787,392
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	1,204,882	952,838
Commercial real estate | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	1,063,890	715,692
Nonaccrual Loans	1,538	577
Commercial real estate | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	140,992	237,146
Nonaccrual Loans	120	291
Commercial real estate | 30-89 Days Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	395	355
Commercial real estate | 30-89 Days Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	2,680
Commercial real estate | 90 Days or More Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial real estate | 90 Days or More Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial real estate | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	395	355
Commercial real estate | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	2,680
Commercial real estate | Current Loans | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	1,061,957	714,760
Commercial real estate | Current Loans | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	140,872	234,175
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	229,435	165,446
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	216,206	119,953
Nonaccrual Loans	149	0
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	13,229	45,493
Nonaccrual Loans	0	31
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | 30-89 Days Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	6
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | 30-89 Days Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	2,680
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | 90 Days or More Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | 90 Days or More Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	6
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	2,680
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | Current Loans | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	216,057	119,947
Commercial real estate | Construction, land & land development | Current Loans | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	13,229	42,782
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	975,447	787,392
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	847,684	595,739
Nonaccrual Loans	1,389	577
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	127,763	191,653
Nonaccrual Loans	120	260
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | 30-89 Days Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	395	349
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | 30-89 Days Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | 90 Days or More Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | 90 Days or More Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	395	349
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | Current Loans | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	845,900	594,813
Commercial real estate | Other commercial real estate | Current Loans | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	127,643	191,393
Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	290,054	212,527
Residential real estate | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	249,390	159,469
Nonaccrual Loans	1,875	2,641
Residential real estate | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	40,664	53,058
Nonaccrual Loans	811	1,198
Residential real estate | 30-89 Days Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	870	421
Residential real estate | 30-89 Days Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	12	560
Residential real estate | 90 Days or More Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Residential real estate | 90 Days or More Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Residential real estate | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	870	421
Residential real estate | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	12	560
Residential real estate | Current Loans | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	246,645	156,407
Residential real estate | Current Loans | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	39,841	51,300
Commercial, financial & agricultural
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	223,923	154,048
Commercial, financial & agricultural | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	210,413	113,040
Nonaccrual Loans	878	708
Commercial, financial & agricultural | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	13,510	41,008
Nonaccrual Loans	463	0
Commercial, financial & agricultural | 30-89 Days Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	403	69
Commercial, financial & agricultural | 30-89 Days Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	73	389
Commercial, financial & agricultural | 90 Days or More Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial, financial & agricultural | 90 Days or More Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Commercial, financial & agricultural | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	403	69
Commercial, financial & agricultural | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	73	389
Commercial, financial & agricultural | Current Loans | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	209,132	112,263
Commercial, financial & agricultural | Current Loans | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	12,974	40,619
Consumer & other
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	18,247	18,564
Consumer & other | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	17,296	16,003
Nonaccrual Loans	21	26
Consumer & other | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	951	2,561
Nonaccrual Loans	0	8
Consumer & other | 30-89 Days Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	40	93
Consumer & other | 30-89 Days Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Consumer & other | 90 Days or More Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Consumer & other | 90 Days or More Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Consumer & other | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	40	93
Consumer & other | Total Accruing Loans Past Due | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Consumer & other | Current Loans | Legacy Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	17,235	15,884
Consumer & other | Current Loans | Purchased Loans
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	$ 951	$ 2,553