LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES (Summary of Loans on Nonaccrual Status) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	$ 28,626	$ 27,038
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	4,936	909
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	11,871	7,490
Construction and Land Development
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	355	307
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	0	0
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	25	100
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	3,882	7,178
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	0	908
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	2,395	2,167
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	5,999	1,263
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	4,935	0
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	2,835	607
Multifamily Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	0	0
Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	2,256	1,884
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	1	1
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	792	459
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	1,833	1,904
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	0	0
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	817	275
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	10,368	10,846
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	0	0
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	3,632	1,955
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	3,572	3,453
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	0	0
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	1,034	1,384
Auto
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	361	200
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	0	0
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	229	344
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	3
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	0	0
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	97	108
Other Commercial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Nonaccrual With No ALLL	0	0
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing	$ 15	$ 91

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 16
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